Much of the research into humans' risk-avoidance machinery shows that …

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Much of the research into humans' risk-avoidance machinery shows that it is antiquated and unfit for the modern world; it is made to counter repeatable attacks and learn from specifics. If someone narrowly escapes being eaten by a tiger in a certain cave, then he learns to avoid that cave. ✨ Learning to Expect the Unexpected by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, www.edge.org. April 19, 2004.
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