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But life is not a portfolio: not for a startup founder, and not for any individual. An entrepreneur cannot “diversify” herself: you cannot run dozens of companies at the same time and then hope that one of them works out well. Less obvious but just as important, an individual cannot diversify his own life by keeping dozens of equally possible caree
... See morePeter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
Simple trade makes people better off when preferences differ, but the true power of trade occurs when trade leads to specialization.
Alex Taborrok • Modern Principles of Economics
Slate • General Education Has a Bad Rap
What distinguished libertarians from mainstream pro-business Republicans—Mailer’s parade of delegates in Miami Beach—was their pure and uncompromising idea. What was it? Hayek: “Planning leads to dictatorship.” The purpose of government is to secure individual rights, little else.
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
Ben Horowitz • The Architecture of Tomorrow: An Interview With Ben Horowitz
Berlin, lui, pense que l’État devrait défendre la « liberté négative » des citoyens – leur liberté contre les interférences d’autrui – tout en les laissant poursuivre leur « liberté positive », leur conception d’une vie de bien. L’État devrait résister à la tentation de se mêler de la vie privée des citoyens et ne devrait jamais essayer de soigner
... See moreJules Evans • La philo, c'est la vie ! (Poche) (French Edition)
Cependant, il a été prouvé que l’interventionnisme de l’État n’a pas permis la création d’un meilleur modèle de société. En conséquence, beaucoup d’économistes pensent par exemple qu’au lieu de sauver les banques en 2008, en utilisant les impôts des citoyens, on aurait mieux fait de laisser le libéralisme des marchés réguler l’économie, quitte à ce
... See moreM. A • MGTOW: Ces hommes qui prennent leur propre chemin (French Edition)
As a result, between 2003 and 2007, 96% of people studied in such behavioural experiments came from countries that were home to only 12% of the world’s population.
Kate Raworth • Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
In Flynn’s words, “the traits that earn good grades at [the university] do not include critical ability of any broad significance.”*