Peanut Allergies and Energy

Kevin Stevens
3 min readOct 30, 2020

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Peanut allergies impact 0.6–3% of the population, but it’s estimated that 65% of schools have some accommodation for kids with peanut allergies. Why?

The answer is something Nassim Nicholas Taleb called “the minority rule” whereby small (3–4% of the total population), but a virtuous group can force the entire population to submit to their preferences.

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Kevin Stevens

Partner @ Energize | former product @ Choose Energy | writing on climate change and the energy transition at kevindstevens.com