Post #1738 by Aussi on the Mechanical Investing board

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First, if the end-to-end performance lags the chosen benchmark, it's a fail. Sorry.

Extending this thought a bit further. If the chosen benchmark did not perform as well as other available benchmarks, was the chosen benchmark a fail? If so, the only acceptable benchmark is the one that performed the best.

Success is very subjective and as such, it may be difficult to use objective terms. I recall reading but could not find the reference, that on average, people who win a bronze medal in the Olympics are happier than those that win a silver medal.

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