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Who cares about predictions to this extent? They’re practically always incorrect or flawed in some way, and most people understand and accept that. No need to be so neurotic about it.

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That’s the crux of it!! You don’t have to agree but people do care, and I think (ignoring the obvious partisans) that’s the two dominant camps of commenters on this thread.

One pony’s trash is another pony’s treasure, so I guess here one persons pedanticism is another persons hobby.

Of course people (apparently) care, as evidenced by this thread. But should they? I certainly don’t think so.

Its a fair question to ask! and ive landed on the opposite answer lol

Apparently you do, or you wouldn't keep asking?

This is like a grade school-tier insult. The entire article is about predictions, of course I’m talking about them. I just think the obsession with the accuracy of short-term predictions is absurd and pedantic.

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