The Taleb insult, a rite of passage for Twitterershttps://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1096407753395003392 …
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Congratulations! What do you think about his criticism though?
Who cares? Taleb is actively bad for public discourse, and for that reason should be ignored. I've had him blocked since shortly after he arrived on twitter, when it became apparent he doesn't care for good-faith argument.
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Yeah, as you know I usually endorse the policy "ignore people who are arguing in bad faith" But I think the points about calibration are worth explaining, since so many people are confused about calibration and how it relates to good judgment.
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Yup. I wrote my tweet overly hastily and in some irritation at Taleb. I should have said something like "for that reason don't need any particular response", rather than saying he _should_ be ignored.
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(TBC: who cares about Taleb's criticism? I certainly care about Julia's opinion - someone who is actively improving public discourse.)
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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can you expand on that?
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Since I am getting ignored I‘ll expand. It’s difficult for me to ser how you can say that a bestselling author whos work is followed by tausends of pple after ignoring him for 10 years.
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