A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact,… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in the light of the information until that point.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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About Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1 January 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon) is an essayist, epistemologist, researcher, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

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