A few questions, Mason.
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Originally Posted by Mason Malmuth
Also, since I'm a mathematician and know little about psychology, this should make me uniquely qualified to write this book.
You've also said to Dr. Tricia:
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Originally Posted by Mason Malmuth
Maybe you're a nice person, and perhaps you mean well. But it's my opinion that you don't know enough about poker to be writing anything about it.
Quantitatively, how much is "enough" knowledge to be uniquely qualified to write a book about a particular topic?
Your background & education are in the field of mathematics with both a bachelor's and master's degrees, if I'm not mistaken. Dr. Tricia has one of her doctorates in psychology. As a lay person, without a degree in either of your fields, I would hazard to say that you could
both skillfully apply your fields to the game of poker.
So, what makes
you more qualified to write
your book than
Dr. Tricia to have written
her book?
After having read Positive Poker, I can tell you that I did not find any poker strategies therein. Did you read it, cover to cover? Because I can't see how she
isn't qualified to cover the topics she did. By the same token, I
can't see how you
are qualified to write about the topics you plan to discuss. Especially, after doing more research on the both of you. That's not to discount your mathematics background or past works. Just to be clear, I'm specifically addressing this particular, upcoming publication.
For what it's worth, before making a claim about someone's knowledge on poker, I'd recommend doing some research. From what I found in a matter of minutes, looking at cashes alone, she has more online & live than I could find for you. No offense intended, just a fact.
Back to the topic at hand. If Dr. Patricia Cardner was Dr. Patrick Cardner, would he be qualified to have written Positive Poker? If this comes down to gender, how much more "qualified" does a woman have to be than a man, to be considered "legitimate?"
Incidentally, I noticed that when interacting with or talking about Dr. Cardner, you never use her title: "Dr." Why is that?
-Jack