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In 1912, the Titanic set sail with a level of confidence few machines have ever carried. Engineers called it unsinkable. Passengers believed nothing could go wrong. That over-confident belief quietly shaped every poor decision: too few lifeboats, higher speeds, and a casual dismissal of warnings. The ship didn't sink because the iceberg was too big. It sank because the people steering it were too sure.

That thought stayed with me while reviewing markets, asset class...