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In one of his books Taleb pointed out that “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is dangerous bullshit.
by fpoling 5y ago
In one of his books Taleb pointed out that “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is dangerous bullshit.
- jessaustin 5y agoThis was the thinking of some people who didn't want to inconvenience themselves in the face of a respiratory pandemic. Some of them died, but more to the point many of them are still suffering long-term effects even though they've "recovered" from their illness. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-long-term-effects/art-20490351 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/i...
- photojosh 5y agoAnd Taleb himself has addressed the pandemic by invoking the "precautionary principle" [0]. We don't know the real risks, so always err on the side of precaution. [0] https://necsi.edu/systemic-risk-of-pandemic-via-novel-pathogens-coronavirus-a-note https://necsi.edu/systemic-risk-of-pandemic-via-novel-pathog...