Nassim Nicholas Taleb
True learning and fairness in society demand that those who reap the rewards also bear the risks. If you do not have something to lose, you cannot truly understand the game.
Bureaucracies and centralized systems often fail because their leaders make decisions without facing personal consequences for their mistakes.
A tiny but stubborn minority of a population can naturally force the flexible majority to submit to their specific preferences.
True rationality is not about complex intellectualizing but rather about taking practical actions that ensure long-term survival.