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All of which increases the probability that I will ignore Taleb's tweets. I follow people who are smart enough to disagree in a civil manner, and smart enough t
by jimnotgym 8y ago
All of which increases the probability that I will ignore Taleb's tweets. I follow people who are smart enough to disagree in a civil manner, and smart enough to recognise that there may be things one doesn't know.
The way he talked to renowned classicist (and feminist, which seemed to be a problem for Taleb) Dame Mary Beard in another spat was disgusting. Trying to impose statistical certainty on ancient history ended up making him look pretty dumb to everyone but him.
- JabavuAdams 8y agoThe problem is that the smart arrogant jerk may have the right answer sometimes when it counts, while being a pain in the ass the rest of the time. Better just to stay open to all feeds. He does come off as an arrogant dick, wow.
- alexandercrohde 8y agoI used to look at things this way, with a "just filter out the rudeness" mindset. However in practical terms I think listening to somebody's rudeness does have a really big cost (to estimate: how much would you need to be paid to make it worth your time to listen to rudeness for an hour?)