Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Person on 4 sites
Former option trader and risk analyst, now a distinguished professor at NYU; author of the Incerto essay series.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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3 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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38 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Bureaucracy conveniently separates people from the consequences of their actions (opens korrents.com)
“Bureaucracy is a construction by which a person is conveniently separated from the consequences of his or her actions.”
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Courage is the only virtue that cannot be faked (opens korrents.com)
“Courage is the only virtue you cannot fake.”
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Decentralization reduces large structural asymmetries (opens korrents.com)
“Decentralization is based on the simple notion that it is easier to macrobull***t than microbull***t. Decentralization reduces large structural asymmetries.”
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Bureaucracy conveniently separates people from the consequences of their actions (opens korrents.com)
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2 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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A History of God (opens rcmnd.app)
“The book spent twelve years in my library before I read it and recommended to anyone who would listen to me.”
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Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs (opens rcmnd.app)
“It is a MUST read. Please go buy it. Read it twice, not once.”
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A History of God (opens rcmnd.app)