life insurance sales
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Surely you don't have to be pessimistic, but rather have to convince other people to be.
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actuary; optimism will get you fired
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but so will pessimism!
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this is true tho would imagine a pessimistic actuary has higher survival odds than an optimistic one
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there is probably an actuary table for that

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I wonder abt the relationship between asymmetric payoffs, risk affinity and survivor bias. Maybe optimism only appears advantageous?
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I have hundreds if not thousands of data points just in my own life, so I don't think it's just survivor bias.
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Legal profession. Good lawyers are professional pessimists - always considering what can go wrong and mitigation.
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honestly? Software. Overly optimistic tech choices lead to failed products.
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antiterrorism and most law enforcement, I suppose.
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Reminds me of "Only the Paranoid Survive" by Andy Grove
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Gambling
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QA and testing.
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Security related jobs - both cyber and physical
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running for president?
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Comedy.
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Actors who voice the Eeyore character from Winnie the Pooh
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