With all the hype surrounding the final Harry Potter movie, I thought I would compare Voldemort to Nassim Taleb, financial guru and author of the book “The Black Swan”, to see who is greater. (Plus I thought it might be funny.)
(Removed a really good photo of Voldemort and Taleb)
Place of Birth
- Taleb: Amioun, Lebanon (winner)
- Voldemort: Little Hangleton, England
Middle Name
- Taleb: Nicholas
- Voldemort: Marvolo (winner)
Father
- Taleb: Doctor (winner)
- Voldemort: Muggle
Languages
- Taleb: English, French, Arabic Italian, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Canaanite (winner)
- Voldemort: English and Parseltongue
Academics
- Taleb: University of Paris and University of Pennsylvania (winner)
- Voldemort: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Objective
- Taleb: Safeguard investors against crises while reaping rewards from rare events
- Voldemort: Rid the Wizarding world of Muggle heritage and conquering both worlds (winner)
Described As
- Taleb: “The hottest thinker in the world”
- Voldemort: “The most evil wizard for hundreds and hundreds of years” (winner)
Considers Himself
- Taleb: Epistemologist of randomness
- Voldemort: Greatest Legilimens in the world and a highly accomplished Occlumens (winner)
Nickname
- Taleb: Dark Lord
- Voldemort: Dark Lord (draw)
Professional Accomplishment
- Taleb: Pioneer of tail risk hedging or black swan protection (winner)
- Voldemort: Apparate silently
Health Accomplishment
- Taleb: Overcame throat cancer
- Voldemort: Regained his body and was restored to his full power (draw)
What he would see in the Mirror of Erised
- Taleb: He would see “Himself, all-powerful and eternal.”
- Voldemort: He would see “Himself, all-powerful and eternal.” (draw)
His Boggart
- Taleb: Myron Scholes (winner)
- Voldemort: His own corpse
With a final score of 6-4, Taleb wins over Voldemort. All hail the Dark Lord.
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Hilarious and very creative, I am sure Taleb will be grateful that risk managers consider him superior to Harry Potter’s fictional character. His black swan monent.
I wouldn’t go so far as saying he was superior, despite his likely belief that he probably is. Glad you enjoyed it.
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