Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb

Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by SilasX on Thursday May 19, 2016 @12:10PM (#11731252)

FWIW, I read Antifragile, and this GMO position seems to go against the general principles he espoused there. Having read it, I expected he would think the status quo is already optimal for addressing GMOs: some regions go full forward with it, some heavily restrict it, some ban it entirely. This will then give a great dataset for long term effects while also hedging against it being a catastrophe.

But Taleb's current position is way more conservative than that stance!

Edit: I think this commenter gave a more "Talebian" response to GMOs (despite not having read the book): basically, let them exist, but make it easy for people to opt out in favor of foods with a longer track record. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506599

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Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by KingMob on Thursday May 19, 2016 @01:51PM (#11732127)

Part of the current problem with "opting out" (at least in America) is that companies producing GMOs have fought huge legal battles to avoid labeling requirements.

Without accurate information, you can't know if your corn flakes were made with GMOs or not.

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