Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed …

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.37, Random House
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Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.37, Random House

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