If you have skin in the game, you will worry about blowup because it is your money; if you don't have skin in the game (as a CEO or fund manager), your incentive is to print good numbers, collect compensation on profits, and avoid paying for downside, creating a perverse incentive structure that leads to tail risk-taking.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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If you have skin in the game, you're going to worry about blow up because it's your money

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Nassim Taleb - The #1 Rule to Not Be a Sucker (The Ergodicity Principle)Picking Nuggets
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:28:14 AM

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