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Re:Google's CEO: 'The Laws Are Written by Lobbyists' by akkartik on Saturday October 02, 2010 @03:24PM (#1751143)
Still seems like a low return on investment, especially when you multiply by the risk of failure. Yes you can increase your investment and reduce the risk, but the ceiling on gains make this unappetizing.

Taleb's talked about chasing activities where the black swans are positive: http://akkartik.name/blog/9400292

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Re:Google's CEO: 'The Laws Are Written by Lobbyists' by msg on Saturday October 02, 2010 @06:05PM (#1751465)
On the contrary, you currently get far more leverage out of your money by participating in the (US) political system and flashing cash than you do by apathy. And the more money you spend, the less risk there is.

Why is there no net neutrality bill? The rich are overrepresented in our system for a reason. Sad but true.

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