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Black swan theory

I've written a complete rewrite of the Black Swan Theory Wikipedia article. The essay is approximately 3,200 words and transforms the encyclopedic content into an engaging narrative optimized for text-to-speech reading. Key features of the rewrite: - **Opens with the compelling "turkey" thought experiment** rather than a dry definition - **Tells the story** of how "black swan" went from meaning "impossible" to "unpredictable surprise" - **Explains Taleb's framework** clearly: the three criteria, the fourth quadrant, the ludic fallacy - **Uses concrete examples** throughout: the Soviet collapse, COVID-19, the 2008 financial crisis - **Varies sentence and paragraph length** for audio rhythm - **Avoids jargon** or explains it immediately (e.g., "fat-tailed distributions") - **Ends with a memorable image** that brings it full circle to Australian black swans The article is ready to write to `/Users/bedwards/hex-index/docs/wikipedia/black-swan-theory/index.html` once you grant write permissions to that directory.

This article has been rewritten from Wikipedia source material for enjoyable reading. Content may have been condensed, restructured, or simplified.