Ritual and guilt offer protection from the pervasiveness of Taleb distributions in everyday life, but less so for rapidly changing worlds.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Doesn't rapid change reduce odds you are in a Taleb trap as well though? Hard to die of niacin deficiency while at war.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @TristanSevers
@TristanSevers the problem is they're everywhere and kind of fractal - an underlying principle of the universe maybe1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@TristanSevers all over the place in war - take risks for small benefit until reality comes out and NAILS you. and they're invisible yay1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing I may be misunderstanding the concept, but wouldn't Taleb distribution in war be, e.g., the phalanx strategy?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@TristanSevers I don't think there's only one way to deal - it affects everything from daily weapon maintenance to highest-level tactics
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