Kyle Harrison
concept
Oil Man in Heaven
Oil Man in Heaven
A parable Charlie Munger uses in Charlie Munger — A Lesson on Elementary Worldly Wisdom, grouped with his “I don’t sell to fish” fishing-tackle story, to illustrate how incentives and self-interest distort behavior in investment management. The tag marks a recurring Munger teaching device: tales that expose the gap between what is sold and what actually serves the customer.
Where this appears
- Charlie Munger — A Lesson on Elementary Worldly Wisdom — tagged alongside the fishing-tackle (“Mister, I don’t sell to fish”) anecdote on misaligned incentives in money management.