the internet destroying old media was a black swan.
the tea party movement was a black swan.
Prediction implies control.
The internet coupling with the tea party is a black swan because the kleptocrats could not control the situation.
the tea party movement was a black swan.
Prediction implies control.
The internet coupling with the tea party is a black swan because the kleptocrats could not control the situation.”
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I agree, but would argue that prediction only implies perception.
Perception is an ability in our species that runs the full gamut of expression. From the savant to the savage the range of perception varies in the individual and is not uniform in our species.
Within that range of expression are those who, thru all history, have seen the dark clouds when others did not.
To ignore those who are continually accurate in their precognition is, in my opinion, to restrict our knowledge base.