Veteran trader Marty O’Connell calls this the firehouse effect. He had observed that firemen with much downtime who talk to each other for too long c… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Veteran trader Marty O’Connell calls this the firehouse effect. He had observed that firemen with much downtime who talk to each other for too long come to agree on many things that an outside, impartial observer would find ludicrous (they

Veteran trader Marty O'Connell calls this the firehouse effect. ...[F]iremen ...who talk to each other for too long come to agree on many things that an outside, impartial observer would find ludicrous...

NATIONALISM: there is an individual, then nation, little above. Causes Wars: outside lives don't exist. FRACTAL LOCALISM: individual ⊂‚ various tribes (family, friends...) ⊂‚ tribes ⊂‚ ... Humanity. NEVER exclusive: One (me) can ⊂‚ Greek & Lebanese tribes+US +Mediterraneism.

A turkey is fed for a thousand days by a butcher; every day confirms to its staff of analysts that butchers love turkeys “with increased statistical confidence.

If the professor is not capable of giving a class without preparation, don't attend. People should only teach what they have learned organically, through experience and curiosity or get another job.