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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 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''.
+From a bank executive’s perspective, black ducks are like [[black swan]]s — ''exactly'' the same, in fact — only easier for people on [[Twitter]] to be judgmental about. The key, for such a bank executive, is to position yourself so you can be judgmental about them on Twitter, too. That means ''finding someone else to blame''. Bank executives have proven very adept at this over the years.
 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.