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Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

Assuming it is true (it's not), this idiot is committing the standard retrospective distortion (intro of #TheBlackSwan): + Airlines spend $$$ on copilots, w/benefits that are "practically non-existent". + I spent $$$ on fire insurance, "there is no evidence" it was useful. — PolitiTweet.org

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New study from Johns Hopkins finds the widespread and varied devastation resulting from lockdowns far outweighed th… https://t.co/G6vs2gjYTn

Posted May 31, 2022

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@AndreaSamore @financequant High wnd has only been up — PolitiTweet.org

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2) A better analogy: "we should eliminate airport checks SINCE there have been no terrorist incidents", which was actually uttered by a politician. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 31, 2022