The second column (skin in the game) includes citizens, merchants, businessmen, artisans, entrepreneurs, lab and field experimenters, city-state government, writers, speculators, crusading journalists, activists, traders and his character “Fat Tony” who is always practical. He says, “Do not fly in a plane without the pilot aboard.” (Predator drones risk no lives — just a lot of taxpayer money. Aside from the targets, of course.)

The third column (soul in the game) includes saints, knights, warriors, soldiers, prophets, artists, innovators, mavericks, municipal government (I’d argue.), great writers, rebels, dissidents, revolutionaries, taxpayers (involuntarily — whether providing safety nets or needing them). This is where he assigns his character “Nero Tulip.” (Himself)

via prairiemary: NASSIM TALEB & THE 3-COLUMN MORALITY.
HatTip to Dave Lull.