Quote from: TwoCatSam on April 26, 2013, 11:33:32 PMSam, you got it 100% right: the "accepted way to win" a.k.a advantage play doesn't deny the existence of the house edge.
An airplane does not eliminate gravity. It is still there.
[...] aerodynamics overcomes gravity. (Yes, I know it can be proven and demonstrated.)
The unfair payout because of the extra Euro pocket or pockets in the American game is still there; advantage players create a sufficient edge for themselves that prevails the consuming effect of that from the house.
A battle of powers if you will.
You don't need to stop the river's stream to move up the riverbed, you need to row strong enough to move up.
You are in no way or fashion denying the existence of the stream, you are effectively negating its effect, so bravo for being sharp on your appreciation.
In this game we can't eliminate dispersion nor the house edge, we can only apply all of our efforts to finding more powerful ways to deal with them.