Taleb doesn't know what he's talking about, he's not remotely an expert in the field; he's just a crank trader that snatched a bit of fame with his concept of t

Taleb doesn't know what he's talking about, he's not remotely an expert in the field; he's just a crank trader that snatched a bit of fame with his concept of the black swan and he's very bitter he isn't more famous than he is, so he lashes out like the raging narcissist he is and continually pokes his head into fields he knows little about and calls everyone there stupid. Ignore him.