Uncertainty is not the same thing as risk

Seth Godin says Uncertainty is not the same thing as risk.

That's not risky. That's uncertain. It takes fortitude to live with a future that's not clearly imagined, but it's no reason not to apply.

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It is risky being a Communist. It is certain that one will end up either dead or in gaol.

But it is important to pursue a vision of a society in which people control their own lives and live in harmony with others because all share in the bounty that society produces.