Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries by Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Book Club

Full Title: Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Suggested by: Extra
Pages to read: 251
ISBN: 9780525511076 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is skin in the game?
•What does is mean to have contact with the ground?
•How did skin in the game effect learning?
•What is leaning through via negativa?
•What is the effect of interventionists?
•What is a Black Swan?
•How did skin in the game effect lords and monarchs?
•How did skin in the game effect bureaucracy?
•What is the Rob Rubin trade?
•How to hide risk?
•What are Hammurabi’s laws?
•What is the effect of universal behavior?
•What are fools of randomness?
•What are crooks of randomness?
•What are revealed preferences?
•How did skin in the game effect science?
•How did skin in the game effect Metro North train design?
•How did skin in the game effect the complexity of a system?
•What are the differences between regulations and legal systems?
•How did skin in the game effect artisans?
•How did skin in the game effect entrepreneurs?
•What kind of advice should be taken and avoided?
•Why treat the in-group different than the out-group?
•Is ethics or laws more robust?
•How does scaling effect ethics?
•How should uncertainty asymmetry effect what to trade?
•How did skin in the game effect journalists?
•What are emergent properties?
•What is the minority rule?
•How did skin in the game effect an honest person and a criminal?
•Which religion should the Khazars have?
•How does f*** you money effect behavior?
•What do organizations want from members?
•Would you rather be a dog or a wolf?
•What are the consequences for a whistleblower?
•How to make sure that saints and moral heroes remain ethical?
•How to prevent suicide-terrorists?
•What is rent-seeking?
•How did skin in the game effect on a corporate executive?
•What is the Lindy effect?
•How does bureaucrats effect activities?
•What cups are poison drunk in?
•How did Assassins effect behavior?
•What is the difference between monitoring in small communities and in the internet age?
•How to practice righteousness?
•What kind of events are journalists interested in?
•How did skin in the game effect religion?
•Does the Pope believe in the power of prayer?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.