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I think a good way to put it would be if you're in a spot where a single person or entity could seriously damage you, you haven't protected yourself sufficientl

I think a good way to put it would be if you're in a spot where a single person or entity could seriously damage you, you haven't protected yourself sufficiently well and they have control over you. Instead, rely on many people, that way any single person's damage is fairly well mitigated. In fact, I had a company find this out about me the hard way late last year. They were harmed much more than I was, in fact.

smt88 7y ago
> if you're in a spot where a single person or entity could seriously damage you, you haven't protected yourself sufficiently well Strict adherence to this rule would have prevented nearly every successful startup and romantic relationship. Better advice would be to increase your resilience in the face of disappointment, betrayal, failure, and accident. All are guaranteed to happen no matter how carefully you try to protect yourself.
- AstralStorm 7y ago
  The whole problem is that there are circumstances which you cannot absorb. So, each trust of that level is a gamble. Startups and (chemically driven) romance are gambles, the difference is stakes. So do not gamble that which you cannot lose.