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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Flaneur: focus on probability (philosophy), probability (mathematics), probability (logic),probability (reallife), deadlifts, Phoenician wine, dead languages.

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    1. Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb Jan 4

      Nassim Nicholas Taleb Retweeted Saifedean Ammous

      The extra benefit of blocking ignorant people so they get angry and promote your ideas far and wide. I blocked Stephan Molyneux (simply because I don't like him & his racial theories) so he just did an entire video on my IQ paper to his 800k followers.https://twitter.com/saifedean/status/1081166909872181248 …

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      Saifedean Ammous @saifedean
      Being open-minded means seeking to expose yourself to new ideas; it does not mean masochistically letting any idiot who signed up to an account on twitter take up your time with things that don't interest you or bitter old arguments. Block more so you can be exposed to new ideas.
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    2. Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb Jan 4

      So I can imagine Molyneux hit with episodic bouts of anger (gets worse at night): "he blocked me, he blocked me", let me have my revenge... on Youtube.

      43 replies 28 retweets 355 likes
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      Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb Jan 4

      I blocked a bunch of psychologists, among whom Geoffrey Miller @primalpoly hoping he would act like a fuming primate banging in his cage after someone snatched his afternoon snack.

      4:36 PM - 4 Jan 2019
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        2. Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb Jan 4

          You want to anger psycholophasters so they say "he is wrong" using long diatribes. Also you want them to say: "He's arrogant/egomaniac" which on Wall Street used to mean "he is not an idiot". Because if you thought the person was an idiot you would'nt bother saying nothing.

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        3. Nassim Nicholas Taleb‏Verified account @nntaleb Jan 6

          Hilaaaarious! Exactly as predicted. Within HOURS. You can play a BS vendor like a violin.pic.twitter.com/vewi6O2igd

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        2. Mrs Sparkle‏ @Apricity__girl Jan 4
          Replying to @nntaleb @primalpoly

          I can't stand the guy, had to mute him.pic.twitter.com/2a9FDIGNDp

          2 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
        3. Jaanus Vogelberg‏ @hanzailar Jan 5
          Replying to @Apricity__girl @nntaleb @primalpoly

          Top cringe of 2018 for me

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        3. Ronald Nicholson‏ @hotpaw Jan 4

          Suppose you walked into a physics lab, and you found them all gathering accurate data, but using it to form theories starting with “assume 1+1 = 7” and building their whole science dept. from there ... (this seldom happens because enough physicists actually know their math)

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        2. Cui Bono‏ @CuiBonoCui Jan 4
          Replying to @nntaleb @primalpoly

          I've considered blocking myself to elevate my self awareness.

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        2. Mueller Investigation News‏ @Moon32535996 Jan 4
          Replying to @nntaleb @primalpoly

          Nassim I think we need to get you a girlfriend or a wife because this Elon Musk level of pettiness is just not healthy

          3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        3. Jason Andrews‏ @PersuasionRisng Jan 4
          Replying to @Moon32535996 @nntaleb @primalpoly

          1) It’s hilarious, and 2) Taleb is pretty much always right after all the dust settles.

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        4. Mueller Investigation News‏ @Moon32535996 Jan 4
          Replying to @PersuasionRisng @nntaleb @primalpoly

          but think about this wouldnt you rather spend time with people to love instead of rage tweeting?

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        5. Jason Andrews‏ @PersuasionRisng Jan 4
          Replying to @Moon32535996 @nntaleb @primalpoly

          Yes, but there is a time to initiate productive conflict.

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        2. Murilo Gomes‏ @muriloogps Jan 4
          Replying to @nntaleb @primalpoly

          What about your debate with @jordanbpeterson? Involving @GarettJones and/or @SteveStuWill would be interesting.

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        1. Singularitybooks‏ @Singularitybook Jan 4
          Replying to @nntaleb @primalpoly

          Sounds “primal” but the “poly” might imply banging something other than a cage.

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