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The more data we have, the more likely we are to drown in it.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 11
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The difference between slaves in Roman and Ottoman days and today's employees is that slaves did not need to flatter their boss.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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