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What the fuck is they talking about with describing things as Lindy? Are they talking about the (extremely fake) Lindy Effect? Miss me with that anecdote shit.
I want to believe in the Lindy effect because the word capitalism was first used in 1840, but the First Paris commune happened in 1790 so communism will win, check m8 r*dditors
I was confused by that, too. I chalked it up to me not being up to date in anglo online slang, but seriously
Oh it's a silly concept that was popularized by the Black Swan guy. I guess if you don't have leftist economic theory, it takes many idealistic laws and principles to try to feel like you grasp the hidden truths or whatever.
What exactly is the Lindy effect? I looked at the Wikipedia entry for it and I still feel like I don't know what it is
the lindy effect: the longer something has lasted, the longer something will last in the future
This just sounds like survivorship bias with extra steps.
Normative inertia
Is that seriously it? Why is it named after a dead restaurant chain?
This is pretty much true but I do abide by Hofstadter's Law
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