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The idea that ‘The profits of production must be reinvested in increasing production’ sounds trivial. Yet it was alien to most people throughout history.
“The more extreme the original score, the more regression we expect, because an extremely good score suggests a very lucky day. The regressive prediction is reasonable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“When a venture capitalist looks for “the next big thing,” the risk of missing the next Google or Facebook is far more important than the risk of making a modest investment in a start-up that ultimately fails.”
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
― Thinking, Fast and Slow
“The willingness to admit ignorance has made modern science more dynamic, supple and inquisitive than any previous tradition of knowledge.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“This trust is the sole backing for most of the money in the world.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Consumerism and nationalism work extra hours to make us imagine that millions of strangers belong to the same community as ourselves, that we all have a common past, common interests and a common future. This isn’t a lie. It’s imagination. Like money, limited liability companies and human rights, nations and consumer tribes are inter-subjective realities. They exist only in our collective imagination, yet their power is immense.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Gaurav’s 2024 Year in Books
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