Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed.
Nassim Nicholas TalebPeople work out, they stress their body, and their body gets stronger from stress.
Nassim Nicholas TalebThe classical man's worst fear was inglorious death; the modern man's worst fear is just death
Nassim Nicholas TalebHeroes are heroes because they are heroic in behavior, not because they won or lost.
Nassim Nicholas TalebMuch of the research into humans' risk-avoidance machinery shows that it is antiquated and unfit for the modern world; it is made to counter repeatable attacks and learn from specifics. If someone narrowly escapes being eaten by a tiger in a certain cave, then he learns to avoid that cave.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb