The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function - Albert Bartlett
Quote
“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function”
Author
physicist Albert Bartlett
Reference
Same as Ever - A guide to what never changes - Morgan Housel
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