Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer.

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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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Robert A. Heinlein Isaac Asimov Mark Twain George Bernard Shaw Cory Doctorow

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