Do you use dice as a symbol of randomness in your writings? According to the probabilist David Aldous, this is not a good idea, because "dice are greatly overused, both as a verbal metaphor and as a visual image, and because dice are simply unrepresentative of the way we really do encounter chance in the real world". He proposes to use for instance dart throws. Personally, I never play darts, and I do believe that dice are conceptually beautiful and truly real for game players. We may also use cards, coins, stocks, ... any concrete cultural situation expressing randomness. But nothing replaces the pure and minimalist beauty of dice.
PS : I have learned the Aldous opinion on dice from the probabilist Marc Lelarge.
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