For every Andrew Carnegie, there are lots of others who watched their basket and saw it destroyed. They just don't go around giving advice.

Yes they do. They're the ones who go around saying "Don't put all your eggs in one basket".

Don't put all your eggs in a basket you know nothing about.

Actually, don't put any eggs in a basket you know nothing about.

Don't put all your eggs in any basket even if you think you have perfect knowledge of it.

How about we stop investing with eggs, eh? How about that?

Eggs have pretty good long-term yields. One egg produces one chicken. One chicken produces an egg every day. At this rate you'll have 10^23 chickens in just a few short years.