(cont)IN CHAPTER 5, Why to stay out of the recognition game: There is another dimension to the need to focus on actions and avoid words: the health-eroding dependence on external recognition. People are cruel and unfair in the way they devolve recognition, so it is best to stay out of that game. Stay robust to [...]
Wouldn’t it be unethical for a thinker or a scholar, or a philosopher to accept an award ? Doesn’t it imply the debasement of knowledge by turning it into competitive sports?(Friends, I would love to hear your opinions; I made up my mind so far but this is an interesting ethical question, and one that [...]
My PRINCIPLES 1 skin in the game 2 anti-interventionism by Fragilistas, 3 anti-militarism, 4 Decentralization size effects, 5 Avoiding bureaucrats and empty suits having too much power over citizens, 6 anti-deficits coming from bureaucrats, 7 some SCRUTINY of the Fed and its ability to play with money for the benefit of bankers, 8 Liberty.IN SHORT: [...]
One should support candidates according to one’s belief and sense of honor; not opportunistically by standing for the one most likely to win. For those of you who can make it to California Tuesday night. http://www.ronpaul2012.com/dinner-with-ron-paul-in-manhattan-beach/ Dinner with Ron Paul in Manhattan Beach | Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign CommitteeRon Paul 2012 www.ronpaul2012.com TUESDAY, MAY [...]
If you truly despise someone or something you would not even mention it. via If you truly… | Facebook.
Many want to learn how to memorize things; few seek that rare ability to forget. via Many want to learn… | Facebook.
The greatest & least visible cost of civilization is the need to make an effort for bodily and mental exercise (and call it “work”), compared to the effortless life under natural stimuli (both physical and mental). via The greatest &… | Facebook.
Friends, finally settled on a barbell with the subtitle. US:ANTIFRAGILE: Things that Gain from Disorder UK and rest of the world: ANTIFRAGILE: How To Live in a World We Don’t Understand via Friends, finally… | Facebook.
Back in 2009, Nassim Taleb talked extensively about his prescription for solving the systemic problems within our economic system: namely, the conversion of debt into equity. Taleb argued that the prevalence of debt in the US, and global for that matter, economic system posed a grave danger and needed to be ameliorated immediately through this [...]
The Illusion of Thin-Tails Under Aggregation Nassim Nicholas Taleb NYU-Poly George A. Martin Posted:19 Jan 12 Last Revised:22 Apr 12 How to Prevent Other Financial Crises Nassim Nicholas Taleb NYU-Poly George A. Martin Posted:27 Mar 12 via SSRN Author Page for Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
There is a certain class of people for whom life is some kind of a job, with performance, etc. I feel dead for up to five hours after talking to one of them.(Modernity) via There is a certain… | Facebook.
The difference in sound between Shalom Hebrew and Salam Arabic or Shlama Western Aramaic is the same as between the English “dog” and the Brooklyn-Fat Tony “dawg”. via The difference in… | Facebook.
Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, uncertainty, opacity, adventure, disorder and stressors. Yet, in spite the ubiquity of the phenomenon, there is no word for the exact opposite of fragile. Let us call this hidden property antifragility. Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness: the resilient resists shocks [...]
It is a big myth that gladiators were forced into it. Most were volunteers who wanted the chance of becoming heroes by risking their lives, or, when failing, show off in front of the largest crowd in the world how they were able to die honorably, without cowering. And spectators did not care for nonvolunteers [...]
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If you have something very important to say, whisper it. via If you have… | Facebook.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Lawrence of Arabia or Meyer LanskyAnother argument in the Political Philosophy sectionIf you ever have to chose between a mobster and a civil servant, go with the mobster. Any time. Institutions do not have a sense of honor, individuals do.During the Great war, T.E. Lawrence, nicknamed Lawrence of Arabia struck a deal with the Arab [...]
How Poetry Can Kill You [Chapter on SKIN IN THE GAME] Ask a polyglot who knows Arabic who he considers the best poet —in any language— and odds are that he would answer Almutanabbi who lived about a thousand years ago; his poetry in the original has a hypnotic effect only rivaled by the grip [...]
We have always failed replacing vice with virtue, and succeeded replacing vice with lesser vice. via We have always… | Facebook.
The economic guru who once hailed David Cameron as ‘the best thing we have left on this planet’ now claims he is a ‘fragile’ leader who has failed to live up to his promise. Nassim Taleb said the Prime Minister lacked Margaret Thatcher’s bravery and was ‘afraid’ to take difficult decisions. And in a rude [...]
Economic Recovery: Perils, Politics and Possibilities Click Video to watch larger version on YT. About Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International AffairsThe Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University seeks to prepare its students for careers in public service, to provide them with the analytic tools and practical experience necessary [...]
We’ve been doing it for 5000 years. We will continue for the next 5000 years. Happy Easter everyone!!! In Byblos the death of Adonis was annually mourned, to the shrill wailing notes of the flute, with weeping, lamentation; but next day he was believed to come to life again and ascend up to heaven in [...]
To my Orthodox friends (and others), have a holy Good Friday. (Note: this is the holiest day of the year, and almost the only one I observe). via To my Orthodox… | Facebook.
Coined a new word: ECONOPHASTER, who is to an economist what a philosophaster is to a philosopher.Solves some problems. via Coined a new word:… | Facebook.
I must be slacking. I knew this event was scheduled but I hadn’t seen the video until today! ZURICH.MINDS 2011, Antifragility. Talk with Rolf Dobelli
Title Done! ANTIFRAGILE Things that Gain From Disorder Signed and Sealed. Thanks friends for the help. via Title Done!… | Facebook.
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