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the blog of l.arrieta

the blog of l.arrieta

risk, fragility, leverage, survival... oh, and the classics

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wealth is abstract, ruin is concrete

the asymmetry of ruin: scalability and lack of friction can turn ordinary mistakes into terminal events

virtue over fortune in investing and other pastimes

since you can't help yourself, then let's use the word "virtue" for the disciplined application of your method, and the word "fortune" for the outcome of your "investments."