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It is interesting that Pinker and Taleb are on the same side in some ways (anti-pomo-blank-slate academia). You could say Taleb’s philosophy is mostly just Pinker’s with an added disaster reinsurance policy and only installing apps that are at least 1000 years old.
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One difference is Pinker talking up positive news on violence etc. while Taleb points out widespread effects of actions of even the so-called good guys. Also would Pinker even admit a wee bit when Taleb repeatedly rants that all social sciences are charlatanism?
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