irrationality

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But it’s important to remember that irrationality is often in the eye of the beholder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

It’s simply a matter of taking advantage of structural market irrationality.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

Through the animal’s point of view, De Los Santos Arias considers the enduring grip of colonialism and the consequences of human irrationality.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Speaking to the BBC this month, Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai warned of some "irrationality" in the current AI boom.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

I sometimes wonder how much irrationality in the world has been excused by the nonsensical saying “Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” a corruption of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s remark about “a foolish consistency.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker