rkosai·15 yıl önce·discussWell, there's the War of the Spanish succession, where the heir to France gave up his position to be the King of Spain.Sort of. :)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
rkosai·16 yıl önce·discussBased on all these "rational actor" responses, I take it none of you purchase insurance?
rkosai·16 yıl önce·discussWhat about the case for a startup? Say, you raise $500k but you "know" (for the sake of argument) you need a million to make the thing work.No gamble: 0% chance of success * 53%Put it all on black: non-zero chance of success * 47%I don't imagine this would go over very well with investors, though.
Sort of. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession