small bigness
human brains are wonderful things. they also have quirks. one of my favorites is how it handles big and small numbers. if all the inputs are big the human brain knows the output is going to be big. same for smalls. but when the inputs are both big and small the brain gets pretty random. consider lotteries. the prizes are huge. the probability of winning is tiny. combine them and what do you get? some brains are absolutely convinced everybody wins. other brains are equally convinced no one ever wins. who's right? neither. but don't try to argue the case. calculus just annoys the pig.