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1. cameldrv · 1789686335 · focus · HN ↗

   When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Few people have the ability/temperament to reason about things that have never happened before. Those that do have a weird psychological profile. Usually you can ignore them. Every once in a while, you can't.

   1. tbrownaw · 1789692094 · focus · HN ↗

      The basic problem is that out-of-sample predictions don't work very well.

      1. cameldrv · 1789701584 · focus · HN ↗

         Depends on the person. Some people will say wild stuff like Neptune exists or black holes exist and they will be right.

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