[Notjitsu]

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The reasoning being that if I bet and get called, I will probably lose. If I bet and get raised, I will probably fold. If I bet and they fold, then I probably had the best hand.


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As for betting and being called, that is why the pot has to be bigger than the bet. Your opponent should have incentive to call without the nuts.

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Exactly. But the opponent is going to value their hand less from the calling position than the betting position. Because of the absence of fold equity in their decision making, they may rightly (from their perspective) fold to a 10 dollar bet when with the same hand they may rightly (again from their perspective) bet 15 dollars.

My argument again, is because of the pervasiveness of the Bet first mindset among players, the number of situations, particularly when holding moderately strong hands, where you would rather be calling vs. betting is understated.

On an unrelated note, I'm not really sure what pervasiveness means or if it is really even a word.