On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything

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On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything

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Intellectually Stimulating

Customers have praised "On the Edge" as intellectually stimulating with a wide range of topics covered, from AI to historical development, philosophy, and cultural similarities. Readers have found the book engaging, informative, and fun to read, providing new insights into human behavior and decision-making under various circumstances. Some readers have noted Silver's confidence and self-promotion but overall, the book has left a deep impact on them.

Risk Taking Approach

Customers have a generally positive view towards the risk-taking approach presented in the book "On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything". They appreciate how the book breaks down complexities of risk calculation and makes it accessible to everyday life. Some readers find the exploration of gambling strategies and industry business model intriguing, while others enjoy the application of risk management techniques to current phenomena like cryptocurrency and AI. A few readers also highlight the transformation of society into fertile grounds for analytics in various domains. However, a small group of customers mention that they found the first half of the book more engaging than the second

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Writing Style

Customers have mixed opinions on the writing style of On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything. While some praise the author's clear and engaging writing, others find the book to be long-winded with too much tangential content. Overall, the book is seen as accessible but divided in its appeal.

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Quality

The first half (book) covers the art, strategy, and mechanics of gambling, with a lot of emphasis and analysis of the nature an... Read More

Covers lots of ground from very interesting perspectives, highly recommend

A bet with a positive ev (+ev), if it really is positive, will pay off eventually.

A bet with a -ev will lose money.

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The last section of the book was by far for my money the best, termination being a very appropriate name.

Packaging/appearance

Came on time in perfect condition at great price

Competitiveness

It deals most thoroughly with sam bankman-freed towards the end, and emphasizes the way overly-extreme risk tolerance he possessed.

He talks about how gamblers – and this includes high risk investors like vc’s, judge any bet by its expected value (ev).

However, ns points out that sbf also was essentially running a ponzi scheme, which sbf did not see.

I also did not like it when nate and his crew at 538 decided to make "data" singular instead of the plural that it is.

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This product had a total of 485 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 6 2024.