Net decking vs custom building in Magic The Gathering (before 2010)
Buying index funds vs picking stocks (after doing Berkshire Hathaway levels of research)
Not gambling vs playing blackjack (as part of a card-counting bet-variance team)
Shooting a basketball from the floor vs dunking (if you’re tall enough)
In general:
Doing things the same way that worked in the past vs doing something different. Most mutations are deleterious, but doing things in the correct different way can have big benefits.
Examples:
Pitching overhand vs sidearm in baseball.
Net decking vs custom building in Magic The Gathering (before 2010)
Buying index funds vs picking stocks (after doing Berkshire Hathaway levels of research)
Not gambling vs playing blackjack (as part of a card-counting bet-variance team)
Shooting a basketball from the floor vs dunking (if you’re tall enough)
In general: Doing things the same way that worked in the past vs doing something different. Most mutations are deleterious, but doing things in the correct different way can have big benefits.