"There are two types of people…" — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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世界上有两种人：一种努力赢得胜利，一种努力赢得争论。他们永远不会是同一类人。

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“The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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