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Re:Exit unicorns, pursued by bears by kortilla on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @05:05AM (#22801555)
Nuclear bombs being launched at all major US cities simultaneously was just as much a possibility as a global pandemic for quite some time. It doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t have been a black swan event.
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Re:Exit unicorns, pursued by bears by GarrisonPrime on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @07:13AM (#22802163)
A pandemic is virtually guaranteed to happen every so often.

And if a nuclear war broke out, that'd hardly be unexpected or random.

"Black Swan" does not mearly mean "unique and significant". The unpredictability of a black swan event is the main cause of concern, as it doesn't allow for much preparation.

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Re:Exit unicorns, pursued by bears by kortilla on Thursday April 09, 2020 @06:02PM (#22827670)
Yes, nuclear war would be very unexpected/random. Every war always is. It is no different than the pandemic or any other black swan event.
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