Coined by League of Legends streamer Elite500 (Calvin), it states
> Giving a bad player kills will not make him better.
That is, the better player will win in all likelihood, regardless of leads gained early game. One should take comfort in his skill above his opponent rather than frustration with circumstances caused by jungler dynamics or other arbitraries, fundamentally out of his control.
Calvin’s Law is ultimately a generalization of common economic knowledge, that lump-sum cash transfers are typically the least effective type of aid which can be given (most notably, the cash transfer programs undertaken by numerous US NGOs in developing areas of Africa). Research by the Overseas Development Institute finds that the risk of corruption, lack of longer-term investment opportunities, and lack of infrastructure and training often render lump-sum cash transfers as the worst alternative among such options as direct training/building/humanitarian aid or regular smaller cash transfers.
Put another way, Calvin’s Law is commentary on the increasingly nepotic and privileged social dynamics of modern society, and a statement of hope despite such conditions. That, regardless of one’s birth and upbringing, as long as one possesses the skill necessary, deserved success will come, in due time.
> Giving a bad player kills will not make him better.
That is, the better player will win in all likelihood, regardless of leads gained early game. One should take comfort in his skill above his opponent rather than frustration with circumstances caused by jungler dynamics or other arbitraries, fundamentally out of his control.
Calvin’s Law is ultimately a generalization of common economic knowledge, that lump-sum cash transfers are typically the least effective type of aid which can be given (most notably, the cash transfer programs undertaken by numerous US NGOs in developing areas of Africa). Research by the Overseas Development Institute finds that the risk of corruption, lack of longer-term investment opportunities, and lack of infrastructure and training often render lump-sum cash transfers as the worst alternative among such options as direct training/building/humanitarian aid or regular smaller cash transfers.
Put another way, Calvin’s Law is commentary on the increasingly nepotic and privileged social dynamics of modern society, and a statement of hope despite such conditions. That, regardless of one’s birth and upbringing, as long as one possesses the skill necessary, deserved success will come, in due time.
by Gilgameshx0 February 21, 2023
Get the Calvin’s Lawmug. by N0 0n3 November 23, 2017
Get the call the lawmug. Man: I don’t want to go to work anymore
Wife: but we need money to eat
Man: fuck you I call brewins law so it don’t matter what you think
Wife: but we need money to eat
Man: fuck you I call brewins law so it don’t matter what you think
by Sniper Smurf February 17, 2018
Get the brewins lawmug. Simply put, Rowley's law states that 8 out of 10 people are idiots or morons. There may be others who have tried to pen similar laws, but Rowley of the M Lounge was the first to describe this phenomena in detail and his older posts describe this to a T. In the most basic terms, you can say the 8 out of 10 rule applies whenever you see someone behaving like a moron (which is often).
That guy Lee just shit his shorts, he must be in the 8 out of 10. That is Rowley's law in its simplest form.
by ccght67 August 16, 2010
Get the Rowley's Lawmug. The scientific term for the popular sentiment "mo money, more problems", famously uttered by the legendary Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Christopher Wallace
John: "Damn, yo... niggas be hatin. Everybody been muggin the shit outta me since I got my record deal."
David: "Duh, nigga... Biggie's Law is alive.
David: "Duh, nigga... Biggie's Law is alive.
by speed_demon92 January 26, 2011
Get the Biggie's Lawmug. A number of television series created by Dick Wolf. Although all stories and characters are fictional, the storylines for every episode is original and extremely entertaining.
They are 4 kinds of Law & Order series:
Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
They are 4 kinds of Law & Order series:
Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
by Gearbox May 1, 2005
Get the Law & Ordermug. by harrys law January 20, 2019
Get the Harry’s Lawmug.