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Morgan Housel discusses his book Same as Ever with Jim O'Shaughnessy. They explore why the things that never change (human psychology, greed, fear, status-seeking) are more useful for prediction than the things that do change (technology, markets, politics).
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Housel and O'Shaughnessy agree that the hedonic treadmill is the single most powerful force in human psychology: every improvement in material conditions produces temporary satisfaction followed by adaptation and a new, higher baseline of expectation.
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The most powerful predictions come from identifying what stays the same across centuries, not what changes
Housel argues that predicting the future is easier than it looks — if you focus on human constants (greed, fear, tribalism, status-seeking, envy) rather than technological or political specifics. The next technology is unknowable, but the human reaction to it is predictable.Was this useful?