Psychologists and behavioral economists make fundamental errors when psychology meets economics, particularly when they fail to distinguish between ensemble (cross-sectional) and time-series (dynamic) processes, leading to false conclusions about human rationality.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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there are a lot of mistakes made in psych particularly when psychology meets economics the things blow up

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Nassim Taleb - The #1 Rule to Not Be a Sucker (The Ergodicity Principle)Picking Nuggets
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:28:14 AM

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