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Taleb writes about this with the phrase IYI intellectual yet idiot. His primary concern is that these people don't take risk and become bureaucrats. Not that t
by emailrhoads 6y ago
Taleb writes about this with the phrase IYI intellectual yet idiot.
His primary concern is that these people don't take risk and become bureaucrats. Not that they are smart, brainy, or any other ad hominem attack masked as a compliment.
https://medium.com/incerto/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e2d0577 https://medium.com/incerto/the-intellectual-yet-idiot-13211e...
- johnnycerberus 6y agoTaleb taught me how to protect myself in the face of uncertain situtations, the idea is not to take risks for the sake of taking risks. The problem with bureaucrats is that they are exposing others to huge risks and they don't feel it on their own skin. They are pushing the consequences of the risk on other people.