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Re:Save like a pessimist, invest like an optimist by sanderjd on Sunday November 15, 2020 @10:42AM (#25101996)
I guess this always devolves into philosophy, but yes, the future is actually unknowable.
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Re:Save like a pessimist, invest like an optimist by Moodles on Monday November 16, 2020 @01:02PM (#25114883)
Right, and at some point you have to choose to live your life assuming there isn't an undetectable asteroid about to wipe out all human civilization, even though you don't know the probability of it happening.
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