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“the reason free markets work is because they allow people to be lucky, thanks to aggressive trial and error, not by giving rewards or “incentives” for skill.”
― The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
― The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
“Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
“The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free”
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