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Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

CategoryPsychology

Taleb argues that systems work better when decision-makers bear consequences, and worse when elites shift risks onto others.

What stuck

  • People think differently when they share in the downside.
  • A system gets healthier when decision-makers cannot dump risk onto others.