If majority of academics vote Democrat, it is not random: they 1) don't have skin in the game, (others take risks for them) 2) are not productive me… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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If majority of academics vote Democrat, it is not random: they 1) don't have skin in the game, (others take risks for them) 2) are not productive members of society but want to lecture others on what to do 3) have steady income etc.

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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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