# Neil deGrasse Tyson on Markets: “The urge to impart meaning on random events in our lives run…”

> The urge to impart meaning on random events in our lives runs deep. But just once, in response to the stock market dropp… — 11.3K likes, 972 reposts on X.

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- **Posted:** 2020-10-15 16:01 UTC

The urge to impart meaning on random events in our lives runs deep. But just once, in response to the stock market dropping, say, 300 points in a day, I want to hear a Wall Street analyst say, “We have no idea why”. https://t.co/qy499YQ9s6

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