So yeah, Nassim Taleb and Nate Silver are having a spat on Twitter on what probabilities mean. Unfortunately, Twitter a great medium for expressing outrage, not so much for persuasion.
Here is a more thoughtful take on Taleb's concept of Antifragility. Eric Falkenstein argues that it is an old idea repackaged in a shiny box.
While I concur with Taleb on most issues philosophically, I think the blog articulates what I have thought about most of NNT's big ideas (excellent marketing that oversell old ideas). As someone said, most of his work can be summarized as "shit happens; fuck you; because probability!"
Here is a more thoughtful take on Taleb's concept of Antifragility. Eric Falkenstein argues that it is an old idea repackaged in a shiny box.
While I concur with Taleb on most issues philosophically, I think the blog articulates what I have thought about most of NNT's big ideas (excellent marketing that oversell old ideas). As someone said, most of his work can be summarized as "shit happens; fuck you; because probability!"
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