We should have a mechanism to put in positions of power only those people who are not interested in power.
via (1) We should have a mechanism to put in positions… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Unpunctuality is a sign of narcisism, behaving as if other people were background objects.
via Unpunctuality is a sign of narcisism, behaving… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
People who are chronically (and irremediably) late tend to think of themselves as “punctual”.
via People who are chronically (and irremediably)… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
With @nntaleb : Why the super rich may be indifferent to income growth of their own countries?
http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/superwealth.pdf
Attended Slavoj Zizek talk. Hilarious, uninhibited, incisive, w/ digs on “bon pensant” lefties, bureaucrats, Kissinger, yoga. Went 1h over.
