You never win an argument until they attack your person. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Rank beliefs not by their plausibility but by how much harm they might cause

No, businessmen as risk takers are not subjected to the judgment of other businessmen, only to that of their personal accountant.

Look into your own existence. Count the significant events, the technological changes,and the inventions that have taken place in our environment since you were born, and compare them to what was expected before their advent. How many of them came on a schedule?

Look into your own personal life, to your choice of profession, say, or meeting your mate, your exile from your country of origin, the betrayals you faced, your sudden enrichment or impoverishment. How often did these things occur according to plan?