Dirty Dozen for Black Swan Avoidance

November 10, 2009
3:40 pm
Posted in: Links, Miscellaneous

12 tips for avoiding an untimely death:

12. Don’t play the lottery…you might win. Any unearned wealth, or wealth that is disproportionate to the objective value you provide will destroy you. Lottery winners and Sports/Movie stars share a common bond of disproportionate rates of depression, addiction, and suicide.

The best tip, statistically, is to buy the biggest, heaviest, newest, most airbag-laden vehicle you can afford, and always buckle-up.

One Response to “Dirty Dozen for Black Swan Avoidance”

  1. Firas (subscribed) says:

    You must be getting mellow with time; can’t believe you let through that implicit “lottery winners and stars’ wealth is unearned” claim through unsnarked-at :) I’m way to your left and even I find that strange.

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