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Things that have been around for a long time are the ones most likely to continue to exist, it's not a fallacy.
by kurtis_reed 1y ago
Things that have been around for a long time are the ones most likely to continue to exist, it's not a fallacy.
- shnock 1y agoThey are not, that is expectation of future performance based upon past. Reality is too complex and dynamic for that.
- rsanek 1y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
- NoPicklez 1y agoReality is complex and dynamic, and through all of that Harvard's endurance pre-dates the US, therefore I would expect it to endure a 4 year term of Government. Not to say with a 100% certainty, but I would expect it to with a greater degree of confidence than many other things, based on its history. However I wouldn't extend that line of thinking to stock markets, superannuation etc.
- albrewer 1y agoI worked for a foundry that had been at the same location for 120 years. GE ran it into the ground and closed it 2 years after acquiring it.
- mizzao 1y agoLehman Brothers