For us to be so consistently wrong, we must consistently ignore experience. And we do, for various reasons. When we think of the future, the past may simply not come to mind and we may not think to dig it up because it’s the present and future we are interested in. If it does surface, we may think “This time is different” and dismiss it (an option that’s always available because, in a sense, every moment in life is unique). Or we may just be a little lazy and prefer not
