The Black Swan

short quotes from The Black Swan (p.20-21) book by Nassim Nicholas Thaleb:
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"This is sometimes called "FUCK you money", which inspite of its coarseness, means that it allows you to act like a Victorian gentleman, free from slavery. It is a psychological buffer: the capital is not so large as to make you spoiled rich, but large enough to give you the freedom to choose a new occupation without excessive consideration of the financial rewards."

"Independence is person specific: I have always taken aback at the high number of people in whom as astonishingly high income led to additional sycophancy as they became more dependent on their clients and employers and more addicted to making even more money"

"Note that the designation FUCK you corresponds to the exhilarating ability to pronounce that compact phrase before hanging up the phone"
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i guess those quotes reflect what is in my mind at the moment, regarding my future career and what i want to be.