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The Blackwell ConvergencevsThe Dig

The Blackwell Convergence leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Dig leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
The Blackwell ConvergenceThe Dig

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

The Dig leans harder on optimization: Machine puzzles have single fixed solutions to deduce.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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The Blackwell Convergence

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