Skin in the Game

切實履責，以身涉險。納西姆·塔雷伯提出的核心概念。為什麼古代士大夫和現代學院派解讀的《易經》像一碗餿掉的雞湯？因為他們不上戰場流血，不在商海裡承擔破產的風險。沒有“肉身入局”的痛覺反饋，就永遠無法觸摸到宇宙底層冷酷的博弈與動力學代碼。

To fulfill one’s duty with absolute sincerity, risking one’s very life in the process. This is the core concept proposed by Nassim Taleb. Why do the interpretations of the *I Ching* offered by ancient scholar-officials and modern academics resemble a bowl of spoiled chicken soup? Because they do not bleed on the battlefield, nor do they bear the risk of bankruptcy in the treacherous seas of commerce. Without the painful feedback of “embodied engagement,” one can never touch the cold, underlying game theory and dynamical code of the universe.