Taleb is an idiot. Black Swan has no real meaning. But if Black Swan did have a meaning it's not things that are a surprise. The fact people call the Coronav

Taleb is an idiot. Black Swan has no real meaning. But if Black Swan did have a meaning it's not things that are a surprise. The fact people call the Coronavirus a Black Swan shows how useless the idea of a Black Swan is. But then it has no meaning, so maybe that's the way the language has moved and you are right. Now Black Swan are when things we don't predict happen. Like a server going down or a pandemic.