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=== butterfly effect ===
=== butterfly effect ===
> small effects that lead to larger events
> small effects that lead to larger events
>> to do: George Washington sparking the French-Indian War


>> to do: George Washington sparking the French-Indian War
=== Goldilocks principle ===
* like Goldilocks who found the right bowl of porridge and bed to sleep on,
** the "just right amount" is the "Goldilocks Principle"
** = the sufficient (needed and perfect) conditions for something to happen
* ex.
** habitable planets require a perfect set of conditions to support life, which only earth presents
*** see the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Earth_hypothesis
** in economics, the Goldilocks economy is one in which economic inputs (trends/ happenings) are in balance and the economy is stable (very rare)


==Contingency==
==Contingency==