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Last Checked Sept. 4, 2022

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Thu Aug 18 14:57:22 +0000 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

2/ OK, let me be more precise. At 35, be satisfied financially (in terms of not envying brother or sister in law, in other words having FU money). Under the condition of still being "rich" at 55. If that's what you want to do. Doesn't apply to social workers and nuns. Clearer? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

My IQ piece: exams do not measure knowledge and abilities v. well; exams are extremely good at measuring the ability to take exams. But avoid the denying the antecedent fallacy: being good at exams doesn't mean you aren't good at being Fat Tony. Best test: are you rich at 35? — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Clarkson @JeremyClarkson

Don’t worry if your A level results are disappointing. I got a C and 2 Us and I’m currently holidaying on this boat. https://t.co/f7BQxi86wS

Posted Aug. 18, 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

Even better. I don't know about Palermo, but in Brooklyn, you hit first, threaten later. — PolitiTweet.org

Edward N Luttwak @ELuttwak

More legislators going to Taiwan, also from Canada & Japan. Xi Jinping now knows that he erred badly in trying & f… https://t.co/5…

Posted Aug. 18, 2022

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