But he could play Survivor 100 times and he would never win because he fails to see to how his actions piss people off.
Completely disagree. It all depends on the jury. What if Samoa or HvV had a David from RI on the jury who is so impressed that he tries his best to convince all his other jurors to vote for the best strategic player. I'm not saying he is why Boston Rob won RI, but having 1 or 2 people like David on a jury can swing others. Even a whole jury could be made up of people like that. Generally, most juries will care more about the social game, but Russell could still win a season without changing his game at all with the right jury. It's not that unlikely either.
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