Taleb sees swearing as a form of signaling when you have acquired a certain "power" that gives you independence from others. He defends that by publicly swearin

Taleb sees swearing as a form of signaling when you have acquired a certain "power" that gives you independence from others. He defends that by publicly swearing and being rude you are actually proving your competence. See excerpt here: https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/892370148476190720 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/892370148476190720