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Yes! "Against the Gods": https://www.amazon.com/Against-Gods-Remarkable-Story-Risk-ebook/dp/B00BV6RTUG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=against+the+gods&qid=1621450
by hangonhn 5y ago
Yes! "Against the Gods": https://www.amazon.com/Against-Gods-Remarkable-Story-Risk-ebook/dp/B00BV6RTUG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=against+the+gods&qid=1621450996&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Against-Gods-Remarkable-Story-Risk-eb...
It's the opposite of Taleb. Basically, if people were rational and used financial instruments properly, a lot of the risks of our lives can be mitigated. The trick isn't so much to control everything but to trade the less desirable forms of risk for the ones you can handle.
- ProjectArcturis 5y agoIt's definitely a pre-2008 book. There are several sections extolling the slicing and dicing of risk a la colleralized mortgage bonds.