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The worst political predictions of 2020 -- (link)

Posted by Reagen Dec 29 '20, 14:11

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https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/12/29/worst-predictions-about-2020-451444 (www.politico.com)

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Heh, one of those predictions was by one of my law school professors (the "500, no 5000, will die from COVID"). This is a guy who one day during - pmb Dec 29, 15:18 6
- His interview with Isaac Chotiner where he tried to triple down on why he wasn't wrong was amazing. -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 15:24 5
  - here -- (link) - Reagen Dec 29, 15:28 3
    - God, this reminds me of so many law school discussions. The University of Chicago was (and probably still is) the hub of the law and economics theory - pmb Dec 29, 15:54 2
      - if there's one common thread through history it's that humans are completely rational robots that always act in their best self-interest. -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 15:55 1
        
        One of my favorite arguments on this (which is actually a big case in my field) was a decision written by Richard Posner (a professor at my school and -- (edited) - pmb Dec 29, 16:07
  - I'm sure. -- nm - pmb Dec 29, 15:27
"0-3." -- nm - David Dec 29, 14:32
This doesn't appear to be a link to my terrible attempts at predicting outcomes. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 29, 14:19
oops -- nm - carville Dec 29, 14:17

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