A half-man (or, rather, half-person) is not someone who does not have an opinion, just someone who does not take risks for it. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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A half-man (or, rather, half-person) is not someone who does not have an opinion, just someone who does not take risks for it.

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About Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1 January 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon) is an essayist, epistemologist, researcher, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

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The economics establishment (universities, regulators, central bankers, government officials, various organisations staffed with economists) lost its legitimacy with the failure of the system. It is irresponsible and foolish to put our trust in the ability of such experts to get us out of this mess. Instead, find the smart people whose hands are clean.

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