Black Swan events are rare, have a significant impact, and are retrospectively predictable.
Taleb uses the metaphor of discovering black swans in Australia to illustrate that just because something has never been seen before, it doesn’t mean it can’t exist.
He argues that these events are beyond the realm of regular expectations and significantly shape the world. Examples include the rise of the internet and the 9/11 attacks.
The term emphasizes the limits of our learning from past experiences, as we often can’t foresee these game-changing occurrences
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