Summary: “Skin in the Game” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb emphasizes that those who benefit from risks must also share in the consequences. The book argues for fairness and accountability in society, where individuals cannot offload risks onto others without facing penalties themselves. It suggests that real-life interactions and decisions should be grounded in this principle of shared responsibility.
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People you find in employment love the regularity of the payroll, with that special envelop on their desk the last day of the month, and without which they would act as a baby deprived of mother’s milk (View Highlight)
There is a trader’s expression: “Never buy when you can rent the three Fs: what you Float, what you Fly, and what you…(that something else).†(View Highlight)
Someone who has been employed for a while is giving you strong evidence of submission. (View Highlight)