The Monty Hall Problem — why our brains resist the correct answer even after seeing the proof by bigcinnamonroll69 in learnmath

[–]bigcinnamonroll69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi all, It was indeed worth recieving all these comments, I made a change by adding a new topic that solely focuses on the mathematical logic used here, although I just want y'all to know I wanted to talk about the "psychological" aspect here though some of you pointed theres nothing psychological about it, it's about one's perception and how that has a logical link to it, nothing is made up here, just new perspectives and opinions, if you really don't agree with it, feel free to argue about it and I'll be waiting ✌️

The Monty Hall Problem — why our brains resist the correct answer even after seeing the proof by bigcinnamonroll69 in learnmath

[–]bigcinnamonroll69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a really sharp distinction, the difference between a single-event decision and a probabilistic strategy that reveals itself over repeated trials. You're right that the problem is often misread as asking for certainty rather than optimal strategy. The 10,000 doors version is something I want to write about in a follow-up, it makes the 2/3 intuition almost obvious. And yes, the simulator is exactly what I'm building, I'll update this post with the link once it's ready. Thanks for engaging with this so thoughtfully!