miscalculation

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More than ever there is a strong risk of misperception and miscalculation of intentions and consequences.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Waller pointed to the Fed’s costly miscalculation early in the pandemic, when policymakers dismissed one price surge after another as temporary, each time expecting inflation to resolve itself.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

A miscalculation could shift the system from controlled disruption to open conflict, in which infrastructure becomes a target rather than a signaling device.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The result of this miscalculation may very well be catastrophic.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The above scenario explains the Agricultural Revolution as a miscalculation.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari