It is always random, until it is not. Then it becomes part of the collective understanding and expectation of what should be done. Michel Talagrand gets it with his award winning work in randomness.

It is always random, until it is not. Then it becomes part of the collective understanding and expectation of what should be done. Michel Talagrand gets it with his award winning work in randomness.https://www.newscientist.com/article/2423192-mathematician-wins-2024-abel-prize-for-making-sense-of-randomness/