Most people's resource allocation logic is linear:

Invest 1, get 1.2; invest 10, get 12
But the real world is a complex system, which includes feedback delays, nonlinear amplification, path dependence, black swans, and emotional contagion
Spending 100k sometimes is just consumption, and other times it buys a key node, a cognitive leap, leading to a chance to grow to 10 million later
The outcome is not determined by a single investment, but by the combined factors of investment location × timing × system feedback × subsequent amplification ability
Therefore, the underlying order of resource allocation in complex systems is only one:
Survival resources > Choice resources > Amplification resources > Show-off resources
The primary goal is not to win, but to survive until the moment when opportunity truly appears. First, control the downside, then buy options, and finally concentrate resources into verified nonlinear opportunities
The prerequisite for amplification is that you are still present
The most dangerous mistake is treating a complex system as a linear system to bet on