“There is an element of deceit associated with
interventionism, accelerating in a professionalized society. It’s much easier
to sell “Look what I did for you” than “Look what I avoided for you.” Of course
a bonus system based on “performance” exacerbates the problem. I’ve looked in
history for heroes who became heroes for what they did not do, but it is hard
to observe nonaction; I could not easily find any….The true hero in the Black
Swan world is someone who prevents a calamity and, naturally, because the
calamity did not take place, does not get recognition—or a bonus—for it.” –Nassim
Taleb, Antifragile
