In your prayers substitute "protect us from evil" with "protect us from those who improve things for a salary". - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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In your prayers substitute "protect us from evil" with "protect us from those who improve things for a salary".
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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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