The Butterfly Effect

Life and its randomness.

Actually watched this last night:

Pretty entertaining, actually. It’s interesting if you’re a football fan, because if the Patriots lose that game, maybe Drew Bledsoe is the 2002 starter. Maybe Tom Brady never becomes what he becomes. If the Raiders win that game, go into Pittsburgh and win, maybe they become a two- or three-win dynasty. Then we think about Gruden differently. Or, if the Raiders win the AFC and lose to the Rams, maybe the Rams end up with three, and they don’t get moved again. Lots of different things could happen off of literally one play. It’s interesting to consider.

Let’s bring in something called “The Butterfly Effect.”

I was just thinking about this concept this weekend. Let me try and elaborate via two stories.