> <author quoting Nasim Taleb> “Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love a

> <author quoting Nasim Taleb> “Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love adventure, risk, and uncertainty. Yet, in spite of the ubiquity of the phenomenon, there is no word for the exact opposite of fragile.” Well in that case there's also no word for the exact opposite of robust. I think this is why we use modifiers such as "completely robust" or "extremely fragile". > Most people don’t like writing and can’t maintain relationships primarily through text. Is this generally true (outside of the author's friends), and to what extent (what kinds of friendships) is it true? It sucks what the author is going through.