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"We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events."

— Daniel Kahneman

We Are Prone To Overestimate How Much We Understand About The World And To Under

We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events.

— Daniel Kahneman
From Thinking, Fast and Slow
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