The only valid political system is one that can handle an imbecile in power without suffering from it. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer.

HEURISTIC: In any profession, when someone becomes rich and/or famous and starts socializing or attending organized gatherings w/the rich & famous & members of the IAND*, you can start counting the time until the big blowup. * International Association of Name Droppers

My models showed that ultimately almost nobody really survived; bears dropped like flies in the rally and bulls ended up being slaughtered... But there was one exception... option buyers... could buy the insurance against blowup...