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Taleb, Aphorisms
I don't get it. (I know what random variables and covariance are)
I read it as saying that people have many interests in common, so pursuing "selfish" interests can also be altruistic to some extent.
If that is the intended reading, then it's an example of sounding wise while saying nothing.
Yeah, that's Taleb for you. Sounding Wise/cynical while adding very little of any novel content.
That some people do in fact work towards the common good, or conversely, are outright malevolent rather than focused on personal gain? It's a standard warning against the typical mind fallacy and the spherical cow.
That is supposedly true, but what does it have to do with covariance?