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Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Born: 1960

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Confuse, Think, Variability, Volatility, Never, Stability, Lack, Ever

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