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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb is freak'n hilarious. If you have a chance to see him in person, I highly recommend it. [0]

Preprints https://arxiv.org/a/taleb_n_1.html

[0] http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/scheduledseminars.htm




He is one of my favorite authors, who does not feed you pop-psychology or some feel good narrative. I understand people here are turned off by his seeming arrogance, but I like one quote (probably by someone else), "Character trumps reputation." and Reputation is fragile. This one quote gives me more courage than any to speak my mind.


But there is nothing but pop psychology in this article. Well, and some paranoia and grammar errors.

And did you check the end? I think he decided that it didn't feel good enough.




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