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Nassim Nicholas Taleb and the Fallacy of Truth « Jeremiadus

Monday, October 17, 2011

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For Taleb, viewing human decision-making in high-risk environments, the central problem is not the risk but the human evaluating the risk. We masquerade opinion as fact – we hide our frailty as decision-makers …

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Use footnotes for very important remarks, endnotes for unnecessary ones (and par…

Monday, October 17, 2011

Use footnotes for very important remarks, endnotes for unnecessary ones (and parentheses to tease and confuse the reader).

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Use footnotes for very important remarks, endnotes for unnecessary ones (and par…

Monday, October 17, 2011

Use footnotes for very important remarks, endnotes for unnecessary ones (and parentheses to tease and confuse the reader).

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To progress and flourish, modern society should treat ruined entrepreneurs the s…

Monday, October 17, 2011

To progress and flourish, modern society should treat ruined entrepreneurs the same way we have been treating dead soldiers.

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There is no such thing as a failed entrepreneur. There is no such thing as a suc…

Sunday, October 16, 2011

There is no such thing as a failed entrepreneur. There is no such thing as a successful commentator.

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There is no such thing as a failed entrepreneur.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

There is no such thing as a failed entrepreneur.

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Journalists understanding of risk is so retrospective that they would put the se…

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Journalists understanding of risk is so retrospective that they would put the security checks after the plane ride. [corrected aphorism]

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Journalists understanding of risk is so retrospective that they would put the se…

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Journalists understanding of risk is so retrospective that they would put the security checks after the plane ride. [corrected aphorism]

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To prevail over untruth and myths, truth needs a mafia-style organization. [ vi…

Saturday, October 15, 2011

To prevail over untruth and myths, truth needs a mafia-style organization. [ visit to Beijing]

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To prevail over untruth and myths, truth needs a mafia-style organization. [ vi…

Saturday, October 15, 2011

To prevail over untruth and myths, truth needs a mafia-style organization. [ visit to Beijing]

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