“he tends to mistake the unknown for the nonexistent.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
“A middleman’s business is to make himself a necessary evil.”
― Neuromancer
― Neuromancer
“Not seeing a tsunami or an economic event coming is excusable; building something fragile to them is not.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
“If you survive until tomorrow, it could mean that either a) you are more likely to be immortal or b) that you are closer to death.”
― The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
― The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
“Regular minds find similarities in stories (and situations); finer minds detect differences.”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
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