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andybakyesterday at 8:24 PM3 repliesview on HN

Is "Lindy" a typo or have I missed another linguistic innovation?


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gottorfyesterday at 8:26 PM

Another linguistic innovation[0] -- the idea that things that have been around for a long time are more likely to persist for another long time.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect

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testdelacc1yesterday at 8:27 PM

It’s some shit a guy called Taleb came up with. It’s a useful indicator because someone quoting Taleb unironically is someone who can’t tell that Taleb is a midwit.

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