Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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There is asymmetry. Those who die do so very early in the game, while those who live go on living very long. Whenever there is asymmetry in outcomes, the average survival has nothing to do with the median survival.

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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets Verified in 2 sources · 1 more available Sign up to see the complete provenance

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science is about how not to be a sucker.

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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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The Black Swan asymmetry allows you to be confident about what is wrong, not about what you believe is right.

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