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by stavros 71 days ago
What are the limits? What have we run up against that we couldn't understand, no matter how much we tried?
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Almost anything outside physics is not predictable. Anything that involves human behavior is totally not understood, especially if it involves a bunch of humans (economy, sociology...). You could describe it, sure, but that is not the same as understating and modifying at will.