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 :(c) Lies outside the ''actual'' expectations, whether or not sensible or reasonable, of the person whose job it is — ''was'' — to keep an eye out for things of this nature.
-From a company executive’s perspective, black ''ducks'' are like [[Black swan|black ''swans'']] — exactly the same in fact — only they are easier for people on [[Twitter]] to be judgmental about.
+From a bank executive’s perspective, black ''ducks'' are like [[Black swan|black ''swans'']] — ''exactly'' the same, in fact — only they are easier for people on [[Twitter]] to be judgmental about. The ley is to position yourself so you can be judgmental about them on Twitter, too. That means ''finding someone else to blame''.
 So, if it is a black ''swan'', [[Q.E.D.]] it is no-one’s fault, certainly not yours, being impossible to foresee,<ref>Being “impossible to foresee” is quite closely correlated with [[Nassim Nicholas Taleb]] not being able to foresee it.</ref> so you get away scot-free, the taxpayer foots the bill and you just fire a few [[subject matter expert]]s for the sake of good order and to be seen to be doing something.