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Nassim Taleb — Meditations on Extremistan

The Joe Walker Podcast

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Wealth is Not Always Wielded by Forecasters

Forecasting, particularly in contexts like banking, often does not yield substantial wealth for the forecasters themselves. This highlights a disparity between the practice of forecasting and financial success, suggesting that those who excel in predicting outcomes may not always capitalize on their skills. Furthermore, the discussion touches upon the complexities of probability transformations and the challenges posed by extreme value theory in the forecasting landscape.

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