We find it to be in extremely bad taste for individuals to … - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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We find it to be in extremely bad taste for individuals to boast of their accomplishments; but when countries do so we call it "national pride."

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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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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We find it to be in extremely bad taste for individuals to boast of their accomplishments; but when countries do so we call it "national pride." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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