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Isn’t the future inevitably created


It is, of course. But I'm talking about this, specifically:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexivity_(social_theory)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy

Which can be summed up as "if you think this hard enough it may just come true".

Soros developed this idea after studying under Popper and put it to test in his ridiculously successful hedge fund manager career.




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