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"We are too narrow-minded a species to consider the possibility of events that deviate from our mental models of the world."

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We Are Too Narrow Minded A Species To Consider The Possibility Of Events That De

We are too narrow-minded a species to consider the possibility of events that deviate from our mental models of the world.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
From The Black Swan
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The Black Swan

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Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes fire. Likewise with randomness, uncertainty, chaos: you want to use them, not hide from them.
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