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is itself sometimes a strategic position in the long run, as illustrated by the kantu of borneo who chose their farmland based on the appearance of particular birds... birds which, counter to expectation, do not provide a subtle ecological clue, but rather the randomness allowed them to pick a diverse set of farming sites which benefitted them in the end.

The Kantu of Borneo, for instance, base the decision of where to establish their annual farming sites on the appearance in the forest of seven species of bird. The anthropologist Michael Dove assumed that these birds were providing subtle ecological clues to the farmers, but after further observation and decades of reflection he realized that the birds supplied a form of randomness. There were few rational reasons for choosing one spot over another: the vagaries of drought, pestilence, river levels, and other variables meant that the suitability of any particular location couldn't be predicted in advance. Randomness allowed the Kantu to pick a diverse set of farming sites, which, in the long run, worked better than following a set of more structured but misleading rules.'

is indistinguishable from complicated, undetected, and undetectable order; but order itself is indistinguishable from artful randomness.

Randomness is indistinguishable from complicated, undetected, and undetectable order; but order itself is indistinguishable from artful randomness.

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