everything that belongs to the losers in a war becomes someone else’s property, while if we win we can regard our enemies as our baggage-handlers.
“Beware of the person who gives advice, telling you that a certain action on your part is “good for you” while it is also good for him, while the harm to you doesn’t directly affect him.”
― Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
― Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
“It is always convenient to invoke universalism when you are in the majority.”
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
“People who are bred, selected, and compensated to find complicated solutions do not have an incentive to implement simplified ones.”
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
“we have evidence that collectively society doesn’t advance with organized education, rather the reverse: the level of (formal) education in a country is the result of wealth.”
― Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
― Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
“Courage is the only virtue you cannot fake.”
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
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