Taleb is basically a con artist imo. He writes about ideas which are obvious but obfuscated to seem insightful, then claims that mainstream experts don't agree

Taleb is basically a con artist imo. He writes about ideas which are obvious but obfuscated to seem insightful, then claims that mainstream experts don't agree with them, and implies that he was the first to understand it and that you must be a smart person because you see it all yourself. It's a vicious persuasive technique and it seems to be his entire MO. Constantly he will attack people by asserting they hold specific views and challenge them to defend them.