Nassim Taleb rather gets nailed here. I’ve no idea how true the allegation is but it’s an interesting put down at least:
He has a theory: that he’s saying something really 1)new, 2)true, and 3)important. He says many things, often contradictory, but he never manages more than 2 of those attributes in any assertion.
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1 dearieme // Oct 26, 2009 at 11:29 am
If it’s true and important, it’s not awfully likely to be new. It’s not as if he’s an experimental scientist.
2 Michael Jennings // Oct 26, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Taleb is best when he is talking about things he knows. That is, the sections of “The Black Swan” about financial markets are the best bits. I think there are plenty of other bits of the book that are pretty much true, but less original than he likes to think they are. I think it’s a good book – just not a particularly revolutionary one.
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