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Mortgage is slavery, "Black Swan" author seems to indicate.


               
2018 Apr 25, 4:33pm   4,653 views  10 comments

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New York University professor and “Black Swan” author Nassim Taleb giving some insight into his finances in a piece for Esquire this month.

“When I had no money, I rented,” he continued. “I have an allergy to borrowing and a scorn for people who are in debt, and I don't hide it. I follow the Romans' attitude that debtors are not free people.”

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/black-swan-author-claims-hes-never-borrowed-money-in-his-entire-life-2018-04-25

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1   Heraclitusstudent   @   2018 Apr 25, 4:35pm  

Someone invite him to pat net.
2   RWSGFY   @   2018 Apr 25, 6:02pm  

Nassim Taleb says
“When I had no money, I rented,”


Renting without money is called "squatting", Nassim. Get your story straight.
3   Strategist   @   2018 Apr 25, 7:00pm  

MoneySheep says
New York University professor and “Black Swan” author Nassim Taleb giving some insight into his finances in a piece for Esquire this month.

“When I had no money, I rented,” he continued. “I have an allergy to borrowing and a scorn for people who are in debt, and I don’t hide it. I follow the Romans’ attitude that debtors are not free people.”


LOL. If you don't pay your debts, they don't turn you into a slave anymore. They just give you more credit cards after you declare BK.
4   Patrick   @   2018 Apr 26, 4:33pm  

Pretty funny that there is a big fat mortgage ad on that same page:

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