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I once had a chance to meet him in person when he happened to be in town, and I was surprised by how pleasant, friendly and even soft-spoken he was, given how a
by visakanv 10y ago
I once had a chance to meet him in person when he happened to be in town, and I was surprised by how pleasant, friendly and even soft-spoken he was, given how arrogant his writing can be. I suppose it riles up more critics and sells more books that way.
- brbrodude 10y ago"people 'nice' in print are assholes in person and vice versa" Nassim Taleb :P
- whatok 10y agoI wouldn't imagine he would be hostile to you unless he suspected you were a charlatan.
- cylinder 10y agoWhat? He is a Christian himself.
- robotresearcher 10y agoYou may have misread the previous comment.
- aws_ls 10y agoI think a lot of the text written on this page can be explained by his tweets. Your experience reminded me of his this tweet: "Proud of being gentle with the waiter & tough with powerful ass*les rather than reverse..." https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/709083677993598976 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/709083677993598976 (Also, please take it in good faith. Don't at all mean to imply equivalence or difference of social positions of any parties. )
- visakanv 10y agoYes, this is consistent with my experience. He was patient and kind with a bunch of students, very present and listening closely.