Those who were unlucky in life in spite of their skills would eventual…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Those who were unlucky in life in spite of their skills would eventually rise. The lucky fool might have benefited from some luck in life; over the longer run he would slowly converge to the state of a less-lucky idiot. Each one would revert to his long-term properties. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2008). Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, p.58, Random House
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