# Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a strong read on risk, incentives and accountability, with one commenter calling it among the best texts they have read on a specific type of conservatism.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong text on conservatism (1 comments): "It's probably one of the best texts I've ever read on a specific type of conservatism." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47066813))
- Recommended to others in threads (1 comments): "I recommend Taleb's Skin in the Game to both you and all others on the thread" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46097650))
- Relevant to risk and incentives (1 comments): "becomes highly relevant here" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50208247))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0425284646?tag=YOURTAG-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/YOURID/9780425284643) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb", https://hackerapproved.com/p/skin-in-the-game/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).