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		dhruvkb on Feb 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that n... The book "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb contains this very example. It is a great read on why the improbable events have the biggest impact.

AlbertCory on Feb 23, 2024 [–]

which is where I got it (forget the attribution, though, but the name "Taleb" seems to trigger some people).

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