Take accountability under your own name: the downside of being wrong is capped, the upside of being right publicly compounds.
The asymmetry claim is doing a lot of work here and is worth pressure-testing: it’s much truer for a small audience than a large one.
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example-of →Play long-term games with long-term people — compounding of money, trust, and knowledge only works if you don't reset the board.Attaching your name is what makes the game repeated rather than one-shot — reputation is only an asset if it carries between rounds.
← supported byDon't take advice from someone who bears none of the cost of being wrong.
Naval argues for putting your name on things because the upside compounds. Same structure approached from the other end — Taleb wants the downside attached for the honesty it enforces.