[T]he mental probabilistic map in one's mind is so geared toward the sensational that one would realize informational gains by dispensing with the news. (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)

[T]he mental probabilistic map in one's mind is so geared toward the sensational that one would realize informational gains by dispensing with the news.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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