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N=3 is an absurd sample size to base hiring or investment decisions on, especially considering that each halving will have a smaller effect than the previous.



And yet here we are, in another bear year right on schedule...

https://www.lookintobitcoin.com/charts/bitcoin-investor-tool...


N=3 is an absurd sample size when you are sampling from an otherwise large pool.

When N=3 because that's the entire size of the sampling pool, failing to take heed of those patterns is an unforced error.


It’s better than making an assumption that runs completely contrary to the he limited actual data that you do have.




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