autodidact = a self-taught person; a person who teaches himself or herself, rather than being taught by a teacher. - TW Admin - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

George Santayana: A man is morally free when … he judges the world, and judges other men, with uncompromising sincerity.

Many scientists... are... subject to such foolishness... One flagrant example is... global warming... These scientists initially ignored the fact that these [high temperature] spikes, although rare, had the effect of adding disproportionately to the cumulative melting of the ice caps. ...[A]n event, although rare, that brings large consequences cannot be ignored.

Do not socialize with people much richer than you; but if you do, do it in your own territory (restaurants you can afford, wine, etc.)