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Good tech examples, Anton, and great use of a personal story!

Humans’ perception of probability is something that still intrigues me. By understanding it just a bit better, our decisions can be improved. With low probabilities, we too often assume that it will not happen.

Thanks for the share.

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I think the perception is mainly informed by personal experience, which is a very wrong way to tackle it :)

So someone who had a security incident, or a cloud downtime, will over estimate the chances. Someone who never experienced it, will under estimate.

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Jun 4Liked by Anton Zaides

A great mental model, Anton! I think along the same lines. Sorry for your son also, congrats for crawling 😄

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