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I've read my share of socio-economic philosophizing, but did anyone else find this a slog to read through?
by good_sir_ant 10y ago
I've read my share of socio-economic philosophizing, but did anyone else find this a slog to read through?
- bbctol 10y agoTaleb's style is generally... insufferable, but it's a good way to remind yourself that how nice someone's writing is isn't necessarily a sign of how good their ideas here. He takes great joy, for better or for worse, in pointing out critics who call him arrogant and pretentious rather than criticize his ideas.
- dazzawazza 10y agoI couldn't get to his idea to criticise.
- gaius 10y agoIts worth persevering. Taleb is incredibly influential among professional risk-takers.