Changing the interpretation of the past is critical to controlling the future.
Benjamin Life • Tweet
In The Black Swan, epistemologist Nassim Taleb talks about “narrative fallacy,” or the idea that imperfect stories about the past form our present perceptions and future outlook.
Debra Kaye • Red Thread Thinking: Weaving Together Connections for Brilliant Ideas and Profitable Innovation
As per the Yiddish saying: “If the student is smart, the teacher takes the credit.” These illusions of contribution result largely from confirmation fallacies: in addition to the sad fact that history belongs to those who can write about it (whether winners or losers), a second bias appears, as those who write the accounts can deliver confirmatory ... See more
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • Incerto 4-Book Bundle
History is often shaped not by deterministic power relations, but rather by tragic mistakes that result from believing in mesmerizing but harmful stories.