I find this comment confusing. Represent a plan as a list of discrete actions. Then “X,Y” is different from “X,Y,Z” where X/Y/Z are actions. Picking “X,Y,Z” means you did not pick “X,Y”. The number of plans is also exponential in the number of actions, so a more complex (longer) plan has an exponentially greater number of competitors.
You defined a plan as a theory that a certain course of action will lead to a good outcome. Picking “X,Y,Z” does not mean you don’t think “X,Y” will also lead to a good outcome. Therefore, they aren’t really competitors.
I find this comment confusing. Represent a plan as a list of discrete actions. Then “X,Y” is different from “X,Y,Z” where X/Y/Z are actions. Picking “X,Y,Z” means you did not pick “X,Y”. The number of plans is also exponential in the number of actions, so a more complex (longer) plan has an exponentially greater number of competitors.
You defined a plan as a theory that a certain course of action will lead to a good outcome. Picking “X,Y,Z” does not mean you don’t think “X,Y” will also lead to a good outcome. Therefore, they aren’t really competitors.