Adventure Is Out There

Robin Hanson observes:

Watching Journey to the Center of the Earth, I noticed
again how folks seem to like adventure stories and games to come
guides. People prefer main characters to follow a trail of clues via a
map or book written by someone who has passed before, or at least
follow the advice of a wise old person.

...relative to fiction, real grand adventures tend to have fewer guides,and more randomness in success. Real adventurers must accept hugethrows of the dice; even if...