SYMMETRY: A soldier was accused of stealing someone's food and eating it. The commander offered the following Solomonic deal. They kill the soldier … - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

When we want to do something while unconsciously certain to fail, we seek advice so we can blame someone else for the failure.

While in the past people of rank or status were those and only those who took risks, who had the downside for their actions, and heroes were those who did so for the sake of others, today the exact reverse is taking place. We are witnessing the rise of a new class of inverse heroes, that is, bureaucrats, bankers, Davos-attending members of the I.A.N.D. (International Association of Name Droppers), and academics with too much power and no real downside and/or accountability. They game the system while citizens pay the price.

There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same.