The Uncertainty Mindset 2019-2020

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delusion

Vaughn Tan4th January 2021 at 11:24am

A difficult or impossible to unseat belief in something which isn't true. People who insist that the world is risky instead of mostly truly uncertain are probably delusional.

See also: control, coronavirus, discomfort, habits, knowability, negative capability, not-knowing, precautionary principle, risk mindset, risk vs. uncertainty, self-therapy, uncertainty mindset.