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Wise man Nassim Taleb who voted for Trump to help Palestinians and now Gaza and 10% increasing of the country he was born in is rubble. Maybe the lesson is tha

Wise man Nassim Taleb who voted for Trump to help Palestinians and now Gaza and 10% increasing of the country he was born in is rubble. Maybe the lesson is that all those public intellectuals are not that wise and we should follow people more that stay in their lane.

amanaplanacanal 5mo ago
Quite a few people appear to have voted against Harris because they thought Biden didn't do enough to help the Palestinians. I can't imagine how they thought Trump would be better, but somehow they did.
Klayy 5mo ago
do you have a source for the claim that he voted for Trump?
- novemp 5mo ago
  A few high-profile Muslims spoke out against Harris. This means every Muslim American voted for Trump. Obviously.
  - luke5441 5mo ago
    He's a Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christian, not a Muslim.
    - novemp 5mo ago
      It's an even stupider assumption, then!
      - luke5441 5mo ago
        He had a few tweets about how Trump is better for peace in the middle east (https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1847252132665114887 https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1847252132665114887 ). And then he posted about "voting against genocide" https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1849547336143245549/photo/1 https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1849547336143245549/photo/1 . That's when I unfollowed him and that's where the assumption is coming from. ( Also note the "Trump comes out against regime change in Iran: We can’t get totally involved…We can’t even run ourselves" thing in the first post, lol)
- luke5441 5mo ago
  He hinted at it on twitter. But looking now claims he voted for a third party candidate ( https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1910066542399967268 https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1910066542399967268 ) . Doesn't make it much better because of the first-past the post voting system. Also he has a bit of influence and when he hints Trump is better on the Palestine issue, people might make this influence their decision ( https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1841515651820576902 https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1841515651820576902 ).
jrm4 5mo ago
Yeah, I'll grant you that one. I don't think he necessarily voted for Trump, and for me he did a good job of explaining Trump's appeal. But also, there is some sadly common brand of stupid that Taleb fell victim to when it came to thinking about Harris v. Trump on matters in the Middle East.

amanaplanacanal 5mo ago

Quite a few people appear to have voted against Harris because they thought Biden didn't do enough to help the Palestinians. I can't imagine how they thought Trump would be better, but somehow they did.

Klayy 5mo ago

do you have a source for the claim that he voted for Trump?

novemp 5mo ago
A few high-profile Muslims spoke out against Harris. This means every Muslim American voted for Trump. Obviously.
- luke5441 5mo ago
  He's a Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christian, not a Muslim.
  - novemp 5mo ago
    It's an even stupider assumption, then!
    - luke5441 5mo ago
      He had a few tweets about how Trump is better for peace in the middle east (https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1847252132665114887 https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1847252132665114887 ). And then he posted about "voting against genocide" https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1849547336143245549/photo/1 https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1849547336143245549/photo/1 . That's when I unfollowed him and that's where the assumption is coming from. ( Also note the "Trump comes out against regime change in Iran: We can’t get totally involved…We can’t even run ourselves" thing in the first post, lol)
luke5441 5mo ago
He hinted at it on twitter. But looking now claims he voted for a third party candidate ( https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1910066542399967268 https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1910066542399967268 ) . Doesn't make it much better because of the first-past the post voting system. Also he has a bit of influence and when he hints Trump is better on the Palestine issue, people might make this influence their decision ( https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1841515651820576902 https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1841515651820576902 ).

jrm4 5mo ago

Yeah, I'll grant you that one. I don't think he necessarily voted for Trump, and for me he did a good job of explaining Trump's appeal. But also, there is some sadly common brand of stupid that Taleb fell victim to when it came to thinking about Harris v. Trump on matters in the Middle East.