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Faster Change Shrinks Predictable Horizons
- Rapid technological change shortens reliable forecasting horizons because exponential progress outpaces extrapolation.
- Kahneman suggests faster change makes complex future predictions increasingly futile.
Bubbles From Extrapolation And Herding
- Bubbles can arise from both cognitive extrapolation and social herding, and both mechanisms likely operate together.
- Kahneman says it's difficult to measure each effect's weight but both explain momentum-driven market excesses.
Questioning Authority Fuels Innovation
- Cultures that encourage questioning authority and tolerate challenge can foster particular types of innovation.
- Kahneman notes Israeli debate culture and boldness as drivers of a specific flavor of creativity.