{"id":53088,"date":"2021-11-17T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=53088"},"modified":"2021-11-20T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:58:17","slug":"skin-in-the-game-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/skin-in-the-game-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin in the Game: Book Review, Context, and Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is Nassim Taleb&#8217;s <em>Skin in the Game<\/em> worth reading? How does Taleb define having your &#8220;skin in the game&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Skin in the Game<\/em> is the 2018 addition to Nassim Nicholas Taleb\u2019s bestselling <em>Incerto<\/em>, a series of philosophical nonfiction works dedicated to exploring how uncertainty defines our world. The book is a treatise on the necessity of skin in the game\u2014the need for everyone to be held accountable for the consequences of their actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this <em>Skin in the Game<\/em> review, we&#8217;ll cover the book&#8217;s context, background, and critical reception by the readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/nassim-nicholas-taleb\/\">Nassim Nicholas Taleb<\/a> is a Lebanon-born author and statistician. A provocateur in the academic world, Taleb is simultaneously lauded for his revolutionary insights and criticized for his bombastic, combative style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taleb draws heavily from his experience as a former options trader, to which he attributes his deep familiarity with risk and uncertainty. Taleb earned a Ph.D. in management science from Paris Dauphine University and has researched and taught risk management and probability at institutions such as the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Oxford University, and NYU\u2019s Tandon School of Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is the author of the critically acclaimed books <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/fooled-by-randomness\"><em>Fooled by Randomness<\/em><\/a> (2001), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-black-swan\"><em>The Black Swan<\/em><\/a> (2007), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/antifragile\/1-page-summary\"><em>Antifragile<\/em><\/a> (2012).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Nassim Nicholas Taleb:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fooledbyrandomness.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nntaleb\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nntaleb?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8uY6yLP9BS4BUc9BSc0Jww\">YouTube<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nassim_n_taleb\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nntaleb.medium.com\/\">Medium<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Book\u2019s Publication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/\">Penguin Random House<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Skin in the Game <\/em>was published in February of 2018, six years after the release of his previous work <em>Antifragile<\/em>. Several chapters from <em>Skin in the Game <\/em>were published on <a href=\"https:\/\/nntaleb.medium.com\/\">Medium<\/a> over the course of a year and a half preceding its official release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Skin in the Game<\/em> is the fifth book in Taleb\u2019s critically acclaimed <em>Incerto <\/em>series. The book expands upon many of the ideas established in the previous <em>Incerto<\/em> works, putting greater emphasis on the ethical and political implications of Taleb\u2019s philosophy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This addition to the <em>Incerto<\/em> was originally unplanned\u2014in the introduction to <em>Skin in the Game<\/em>, Taleb states that he considered retiring as an author after finishing <em>Antifragile <\/em>but soon felt the irresistible need to combat the \u201cwell-marketed nonsense\u201d of modern intellectuals. For this reason, he began writing <em>Skin in the Game<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Book\u2019s Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Taleb intended this book as a response to the work of those influential academics who he perceived to be propagating dangerous misinformation and faulty thinking. He argues that because these intellectuals lack \u201cskin in the game,\u201d errors in their thinking are never corrected, and the negative consequences of their ideas can never be directly observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the books Taleb specifically criticizes are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hup.harvard.edu\/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979857https:\/\/www.hup.harvard.edu\/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979857\"><em>Capital in the Twenty-First Century<\/em><\/a> by Thomas Piketty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/nudge\/1-page-summary\"><em>Nudge<\/em><\/a> by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/302858\/the-better-angels-of-our-nature-by-steven-pinker\/\"><em>The Better Angels of Our Nature<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>by Steven Pinker. Taleb poses direct counterarguments to each of these books in chapters dedicated to economics, rationality, and the history of war, respectively, and he disparages their status as risk-exempt intellectuals throughout the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other chapters, this book is a natural progression from the ideas presented in Taleb\u2019s earlier <em>Incerto<\/em> works. He has previously advised individuals and organizations on how best to operate in a deeply unpredictable world\u2014now, he details his vision of an effective, moral civilization within this uncertain world and points out in greater detail where he sees modern society fall short, addressing new topics such as employment and virtue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Critical Reception<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Skin in the Game<\/em> debuted at #2 on the <em>New York Times<\/em> Bestseller list, despite Taleb\u2019s choice to refrain from promoting the book or sending out copies to reviewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Skin in the Game<\/em> book reviews were largely positive. Critics and readers alike praised the book for being Taleb\u2019s most complete view of the world to date, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalpolicyjournal.com\/blog\/29\/01\/2018\/importance-talebs-system-fourth-quadrant-skin-game\">completing the holistic philosophy established throughout the <em>Incerto<\/em><\/a>. Fans of Taleb\u2019s unique voice were satisfied, as he\u2019s brasher and snappier than ever. Overall, nearly all critics were at least somewhat receptive to Taleb\u2019s central thesis of accountability and consequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, critics disliked Taleb\u2019s prideful animosity that dominates much of this book. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/books-and-arts\/2018\/02\/22\/nassim-taleb-explains-the-power-of-skin-in-the-game\">Phil Coggan of <em>The Economist<\/em><\/a> mourns that the author behind <em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/black-swan-theory\/\">Black Swan<\/a><\/em> has become \u201csubmerged,\u201d overpowered by \u201ca second Mr. Taleb,\u201d a \u201ccantankerous and over-opinionated [cab] driver.\u201d Some critics and readers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2018\/feb\/22\/skin-in-the-game-nassim-nicholas-taleb-review\">questioned the validity of Taleb\u2019s more specific sub-arguments<\/a>, especially since his conclusions are so extreme. For example, Taleb at one point advocates for the total elimination of salaried research positions\u2014an impractical proposal at best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, Taleb posted <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-controversy-around-skin-in-the-game-6d46416ee47f\">a direct response to the most popular critical reviews of <em>Skin in the Game<\/em><\/a>, calling out what he sees as critics\u2019 misunderstandings of his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Commentary on the Book\u2019s Approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Taleb deliberately cultivates an abrasive style in his writing\u2014one that bounces from topic to topic without fully fleshing out many of the points he makes. There are more ideas than justification in this book, but the book becomes somewhat more focused as it progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the introduction, Taleb claims his book is \u201corganized the way the reader reads, or wants to read, and according to how deep the author wants to go into a topic,\u201d but the intentionally stream-of-consciousness <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/evolution-of-ideas-2\/\">flow of ideas<\/a> makes it difficult to detect the larger argument that Taleb is driving toward in each chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Taleb\u2019s idea-dense prose gives the book an engaging forward momentum. The twists and turns of his train of thought keep things consistently interesting. 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