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