#275: Why are we surprised by the inevitable?

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#275: Why are we surprised by the inevitable?

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ALIGNING EXPECTATION WITH POSSIBILITY Why is the world at large so often “surprised” when the materially impossible doesn’t happen? In economics, the consensus line – a narrative shared by governme…

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