I think you didn't get Taleb's argument.
Contrarian: 'Christmas did not exist before Die Hard. Because tail risk.' Historians: 'Here is evidence that it did.' Contrarian: 'You are all imbeciles who don't live in the real world and aren't as rich like me. Gabish?'
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He didn't have any argument.
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Taleb is a cartoon character. He spends all his time warning others of complacency against tail risks while being extremely complacent about the tail risk that he will be wrong about something. He is blind to the black swan of his own ignorance.
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The entire debate aside, you should have contacted him privately.
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I am from the school that defends owning Taleb in public
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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C'mon. He made some decent points about IQ only being reemergence below 70-80. Plus, this "joke" is lame.
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*relevant. Fucking autocorrect
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@nntaleb! What did I win? -
A hand grenade with a signature
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