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hindsightism

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Source Word

hindsightism

uncountable

A tendency to look at past events with the benefit of hindsight.

Japanese Meaning

過去の出来事を、現在の知識（後知恵）をもって振り返り、評価する傾向 / 後知恵による判断、または結果論的思考 / 過去を今の知識で見直し、その結果をもとに結論を出す行動傾向

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Critics accused the committee of hindsightism after the policy failed, overlooking the limited information available at the time.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

政策が失敗した後に委員会が後知恵バイアスだと批判されたが、当時利用可能だった限られた情報が見落とされていた。

Sense（1）

A tendency to look at past events with the benefit of hindsight.

Yes, we must beware of hindsight-ism. But let us acknowledge that today, at least, we know that the lending industry from 2004 through 2006 was not just pushing it. It had become unhinged—institutionally corrupt, rotten, like a fish, from the head.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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