Nassim Nicholas Taleb:

The problem with smart people is that they think they can outsmart randomness.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb Contemporary

Black Swan theory

Book: Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

2001

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