The opposite of manliness isn’t cowardice; it’s technology. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"The iatrogenics is in the patient, not in the treatment. If the patient is close to death, all speculative treatments should be encouraged no holds barred. Conversely, if the patient is near healthy, then Mother Nature should be the doctor." - Taleb

It is often the mistakes of others that benefit the rest of us—and, sadly, not them ... For the antifragile, harm from errors should be less than the benefits.

Difficulty is what wakes up the genius.