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Nassim Taleb has an article about this but I can't remember the name. Something like tyranny of the minority. Worth a read. The main idea is the most vocal, int
by isthisthingon99 4y ago
Nassim Taleb has an article about this but I can't remember the name. Something like tyranny of the minority. Worth a read. The main idea is the most vocal, intolerant minority runs the world.
- remarkEon 4y agoOne of my favorite essays. “The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority” https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15 https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...
- isthisthingon99 4y agoThat's the one. Nassim has blocked me on twitter so I refuse to google for his stuff.
- remarkEon 4y agoTaleb is a prick, and is "right" much less often than he thinks. Still, the Incerto series is a good read.
- isthisthingon99 4y agoYes, I cannot deny that his writings have had a real influence in the way I live my life.