Nassim Taleb on maintaining quality

When you write books, when you do anything, you should never let the person have doubts about the quality of the product.  So if you're not sure about something, you say "I'm not sure, it's not my specialty."  Don't voice an opinion; you devalue yourself.  Or don't produce anything that devalues your product.

~ Nassim Taleb, "Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Skin in the Game," interview with Katrine Marçal, 10:45 mark, October 1, 2019

Helen Buyniski on corporate wokeness in 2020

Corporations went headlong into performative wokeness this year, falling over themselves to embody the spirit of diversity and inclusion.  They mostly succeeded in alienating customers and bringing down torrents of mockery instead.

~ Helen Buyniski, RT News, "RT’s The Wokies: Top 10 CORPORATE panderers who plumbed new depths in 2020," LewRockwell.com, December 28, 2020

Kevin Duffy on brand destruction

I don't recall a time of so much self-inflicted brand destruction: NBA, ESPN, mainstream media, Democratic Party, Federal Reserve, U.S. Dollar.

~ Kevin Duffy, tweet, September 10, 2020

Black and White Sports on NBA social activism

Everything involving the NBA is a dumpster fire.

~ Black and White Sports, "CHARLES BARKLEY HAMMERS Stephen A. Smith over "White Privilege" Comments after DOUBLE DOWN!," YouTube, 5:25 mark, September 5, 2020

Kevin Duffy on the politicization of the NBA: "We're living in the Matrix"

The NBA has done irreparable damage to their brand.  Credibility takes a long time to build, but can be lost overnight.  What David Stern created, Adam Silver destroyed by toeing the official line.

The politicization of the NBA was predictable because the franchise enjoys a symbiotic relationship with government, including subsidies for lavish sports arenas.  These subsidies (payed by the taxpayer) go into the pockets of billionaire owners and millionaire players.  Welfare for the rich.

Instead of being grateful, they insult the very people who support them.  Worse, they insult our intelligence promoting a bogus cause.  (If anyone who worked for the NBA, TNT or ESPN condemned black communities for disproportionately high levels of fatherless families and violent crime, they'd be fired in a heartbeat.  "Action" always means extracting more money from the hapless taxpayer and never taking responsibility.)

The official narratives don't just stop at BLM.  If you're in a bubble, and everyone is testing negative for Covid and young and healthy, why the incessant mask-wearing?  Why is a young, attractive female reporter wearing a mask when she's practically the only person in the gym?  This is nothing more than cramming more of the official propaganda down our throats. It's not even subtle.

We're living in the Matrix.

~ Kevin Duffy, August 27, 2020

Bubba Wallace on sponsorships and social activism

I’m just a walking ambassador right now, and I love it. I’m very thankful for all these companies and organizations to want to be part of this journey.

~ Bubba Wallace, "Door Dash Joins Bubba Wallace's List of Sponsors," Breitbart, August 14, 2020