Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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LOGICAL ERROR DU JOUR That some successful companies were initially "profitless" does not mean that profitless will become successful. That every basketball player is tall does not mean that every tall person is a basketball player. — PolitiTweet.org

The world today appears to be run by the "profitless tech" companies of the past. ARK invests in companies that we… https://t.co/SjQ8lngfmu

Posted Dec. 29, 2022

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2) We are not comparing random people on the street where age plays a big role since older people have accumulated atropy. This is about highly trained athletes. Gabish? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 29, 2022

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Wood's error is called *modus (ponendo) ponens*, affirming the consequent. "If P, then Q. Q, therefore P". See #FooledbyRandomness. Also gives insight on via negativa, which works: "If P then Q. NonQ, therefore NonP" is valid, *modus (tollendo) tollens*. BTW Latin is beautiful. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 29, 2022