The Difference between Turtles and Doves

Warren Buffett said "It's only when the tide goes out can you see who's swimming naked" At SKAR, we have a version of this fine saying. It's called the turtle-dove paradigm.

Turtle-Dove Thought Experiment

1. Essentially, divide the world into two groups:
a. Dove : animal of the skies, capable of self-sustaining flight
b. Turtle : animal not of the skies, not capable of self-sustaining flight

2. Launch both into the air as follows:
a. Dove : from a cage, on the ground
b. Turtle : At velocity, into the air, from a high perch in life

3. Observe who flies, and who falls. In a twist on gravity, this step is called a "comeuppance"


SKAR uses the turtle-dove paradigm to differentiate between people who have achieved what they have at a young age due to privilege, or due to talent. Ultimately, SKAR believes, the dove will win. It's a matter of persistence, since there's no saying exactly how high and how fast the turtle is projected into the sky.

Naturally, turtles can often waste positions of great initial strength, simply because they do not recognize that they are not a dove.

Corollary I
"A turtle, when projected from great altitude, can momentarily provide the illusion of flight. Everybody is fooled, including most of all the poor turtle."

Corollary II
"Turtles will hurtle."

Observe the anthem of the flying turtle



Now, are you a turtle or a dove?