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Interesting connection can you elaborate more about ideal stoic which part of the philosophy that translate to which math concept.

• _yb2s 2y ago
  Here is a quote from Marcus Aurelius which captures the same key concept as antifragility: “The impediment to action advances action, what stands in the way becomes the way.” What he is getting at here is that adapting to and overcoming challenges improves your skills, and opens up new ideas and possibilities. The stoics believe that if life goes smoothly and easily, it is actively harmful, and that hardship is required for personal growth. The core idea of antifragility (which Taleb rigorously defines as a math/engineering principle in his papers) is also that a certain type of system that responds to a stressor in a specific way, can be progressively improved in a lasting way by experiencing that stressor, and conversely, harmed by not experiencing it. For example, an astronaut that spends time in zero gravity loses muscle mass and can lose the ability to walk, whereas a person doing heavy strength training on earth could train themselves strong enough to stand and walk while holding many times their bodyweight. A more subtle aspect of this for the stoics would be where someone creatively turns a hardship into a unique opportunity. Think someone that loses their job because of a neurodevelopmental disorder, but then ends up studying ways to manage the disorder, and becomes a bestselling author sharing what they learned.