Fix ATMA or I quit

[Norondor]

so if you're soooo much smarter than I am... what is the difference between our positions? enlighten me. how is what you're saying different than me saying the problem with the atma quest is that people can't see the finish line? you want an atma quest with "achievable, consistent goals." I would like an atma quest with a finish line in sight. if you're so amazing, tell me how those two things are different? teach me oh wise Norelle.

Ok, you know, i'm feeling generous. So, here.

you're either too stupid to understand what the difference is between working and gambling

... To which you respond;

"Achievable, consistent goals with clear markers of progress" = want to be able to see finish lines. We're saying the same thing.

... So here's some useful reading material for you!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy

The gambler's fallacy, also known as the Monte Carlo fallacy or the fallacy of the maturity of chances, is the mistaken belief that if something happens more frequently than normal during some period, then it will happen less frequently in the future (presumably as a means of balancing nature). In situations where what is being observed is truly random (i.e. independent trials of a random process), this belief, though appealing to the human mind, is false.

The problem is that you CANNOT work to reach the finish line; rather, if you reach it, it was not through work, but through processes external to your own labor upon which you have no input whatsoever.

If you think that's the same as just putting in the time, then I think you should not book vacations to Vegas at any time in the future, not to put too fine a point on it.