The Minutes of David Friedberg on risk aversion https://minutesof.com/david-friedberg/on/risk-aversion/ Everything David Friedberg has said on risk aversion: 2 verbatim quotes from July 2024, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:11:12 +0000 Friedberg recounts how one gene therapy death in the late 1990s halted all such treatments for seven years. https://minutesof.com/q/a86282d6-444d-4b89-93dd-2fbe7141801a/ https://minutesof.com/q/a86282d6-444d-4b89-93dd-2fbe7141801a/ “And when he died, they put a stop on gene therapy treatments for I think seven years. They weren't allowed to do any more gene therapy treatments.” — Tom Bilyeu Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:00:38 +0000 risk aversion Friedberg says one death halted gene therapy for seven years despite technology now curing dozens of diseases. https://minutesof.com/q/03c2c793-da2c-4f51-8f35-065f85d44f66/ https://minutesof.com/q/03c2c793-da2c-4f51-8f35-065f85d44f66/ “They weren't allowed to do any more gene therapy treatments. And since then we now have literally dozens of gene therapy treatments that can cure dozens of human diseases” — Tom Bilyeu Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:00:38 +0000 risk aversion