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Book review: On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, by Nate Silver.
Nate Silver's latest work straddles the line between journalistic
inquiry and subject matter expertise.
"On the Edge" offers a valuable lens through which to understand
analytical risk-takers.
The River versus The Village
Silver divides the interesting parts of the world into two tribes.
On his side, we have "The River" - a collection of eccentrics typified
by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and professional gamblers, who tend to
be analytical, abstract, decoupling, competitive, critical,
independent-minded (contrarian), and risk-tolerant.
On the other, "The Village" - the east coast progressive
establishment, including politicians, journalists, and the more
politicized corners of academia.
Like most tribal divides, there's some arbitrariness to how some
unrelated beliefs end up getting correlated. So I don't recommend
trying to find a more rigorous explanation of the tribes than what [...]
---
Outline:
(00:23) The River versus The Village
(02:22) 13 Habits of Highly Successful Risk-Takers
(05:06) Artificial Intelligence
(07:57) Utilitarianism and Effective Altruism
(10:53) SBF
(12:53) The VC World
(15:22) Concluding Thoughts
---
First published:
August 30th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jhzY8mTdrcJrL4J9s/book-review-on-the-edge
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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By LessWrongBook review: On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything, by Nate Silver.
Nate Silver's latest work straddles the line between journalistic
inquiry and subject matter expertise.
"On the Edge" offers a valuable lens through which to understand
analytical risk-takers.
The River versus The Village
Silver divides the interesting parts of the world into two tribes.
On his side, we have "The River" - a collection of eccentrics typified
by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and professional gamblers, who tend to
be analytical, abstract, decoupling, competitive, critical,
independent-minded (contrarian), and risk-tolerant.
On the other, "The Village" - the east coast progressive
establishment, including politicians, journalists, and the more
politicized corners of academia.
Like most tribal divides, there's some arbitrariness to how some
unrelated beliefs end up getting correlated. So I don't recommend
trying to find a more rigorous explanation of the tribes than what [...]
---
Outline:
(00:23) The River versus The Village
(02:22) 13 Habits of Highly Successful Risk-Takers
(05:06) Artificial Intelligence
(07:57) Utilitarianism and Effective Altruism
(10:53) SBF
(12:53) The VC World
(15:22) Concluding Thoughts
---
First published:
August 30th, 2024
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jhzY8mTdrcJrL4J9s/book-review-on-the-edge
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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