
41. The Folly of Prediction
Freakonomics Radio
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The Future Is Full of Random Events
The future is full of random events. That's why it can be scary. Our species has been trying to foretell the future forever. Some scholars say that our need for prediction is getting worse, or more accurately, that we get more upset now when the future surprises us. The illusion of certainty makes you think that things that have an exhibited risk are riskless.
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