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"The future is built from the past no matter how long or hard of a process that seems to be." Observation of the past does not allow one to accurately predict
by alexmat 13y ago
"The future is built from the past no matter how long or hard of a process that seems to be."
Observation of the past does not allow one to accurately predict the future. I recommend Karl Popper's classic, "The Poverty of Historicism", which expounds on the topic.
- williamcotton 13y agoI'm not talking about predicting the future. I'm talking about the fact that you can't escape the past. And you mean the same book that Popper dedicated "In memory of the countless men and women of all creeds or nations or races who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny"? Much like how everyone is trumpeting the "inexorable laws of historical destiny" of Bitcoin? Hmm? Thank you for reminding me of this book, BTW, I had sort of forgotten about it! Unfortunately you seem to have misapplied its lessons but it is actually basically in support of the same sort of arguments I've been making about Bitcoin.