An alternative interpretation is that he made a lot of money betting against Wall Street in the 2008 Financial Crisis. Once he got eff-you money, he went into

An alternative interpretation is that he made a lot of money betting against Wall Street in the 2008 Financial Crisis. Once he got eff-you money, he went into pompous teacher mode. His theories, while a bit unsubstantiated, are a different way of looking at the world that most people would do well to understand - even if they aren't correct in most circumstances. Basically he talks (from an inflated ego) about tail risk, randomness, and some types of system reliability He is definitely someone whose ideas are worth making up your own mind on, rather than listening to an internet critic (or fanboi's) opinion on.