> the author is not stretching the meaning of the word deviant. True, but most words have two meanings -- a formal one, and an emotional one. In this case, it

> the author is not stretching the meaning of the word deviant. True, but most words have two meanings -- a formal one, and an emotional one. In this case, it seems the emotional meaning was overlooked. > Deviance (a relative concept) is not the same as perversion (a moral concept). But "deviance" is often used in a moral context -- consider the expression "deviant behavior". Just to make the point, the word "perversion" could be used in a neutral context, but only if its emotion baggage could be overlooked. Ironically, one can say "standard deviation" in statistics without anyone taking it the wrong way -- it seems completely neutral when used that way. Anyway, I wish they has asked me -- i would have told them to call it "The Black Swan Strategy."