Something I've mentioned a bazillion times, but maybe you missed it: In the original Hornblower book, the ship is becalmed in the south pacific, and two sailors are arguing about whether the captain will ever get them out of the doldrums, and one finally bets a large amount of money that he will, and the other takes the bet. Of course, the captain does get them out, and when the loser pays off, he asks the winner how he could have been so sure, and the winner explains that he wasn't sure at all, it had simply occurred to him that if he died in the south pacific, we wouldn't need the money anyway. So, yeah, smart money always bets on the future. :)
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Date: 2014-08-16 01:50 pm (UTC):)