113 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 24 Mar \ on: Debate: History is only useful to the extent that it can predict the future history
What if something only happens once. One could argue those events should have more need of being recorded if they are never repeated.
good point, extremely rare events may not happen often enough for anyone to use them to predict the future.
one counterpoint is that by being aware of their existence, people understand that long-tail events are possible, and may make different decisions as a result.
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