People who lie to themselves about investing are the same as overweight people who blame their genes for their obesity.
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Many people aren't rich because they're liars.
People say their weight is genetic. But it turns out that people who are overweight don't just have overweight kids. They also have overweight pets. That's not genetic.
Well, the truth is that a lot of people lie about their health, they lie about the finances, they lie about things at work, they lie about things.
Investing is a business where you can look very silly for a long period of time before you are proven right.
People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.
Lying is our stock-in-trade as social creatures.
Tell people that biology and the environment cause obesity and they are offered the one thing we have to avoid: an excuse. As it is, people who see more fat people around them may themselves be more likely to gain weight.
When it comes to investing, you are your own worst enemy.
No Man is richer for having his Estate all in Money, Plate, etc. lying by him, but on the contrary, he is for that reason the poorer.
Obesity is awesome from a Wall Street perspective. It's not just one disease - there are all sorts of related diseases to profit from.
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