I'm glad to see this response here, this distils it to it's basic utility exactly. I'd only add that assessing risk, that is, assigning a numeric and subsequen

I'm glad to see this response here, this distils it to it's basic utility exactly. I'd only add that assessing risk, that is, assigning a numeric and subsequently monetary value to the likelihood that a prediction will not happen in the future, enables this to occur. Without being able to move risk around you cannot move money through time.