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gottorfyesterday at 8:26 PM1 replyview on HN

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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shimmanyesterday at 8:29 PM

This feels like a stupid heuristic to use if applied to biological forces.

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