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HatTip to Dave Lull

“It takes a lot of intellect and confidence to accept that what makes sense doesn’t really make sense.”

The aphorism is Taleb to a tee. It showcases his wit and learning, and provides ways to fillet his enemies. All his usual suspects are present to be corrected: bankers, fools, politicians, journalists, gym members and anyone who went to Harvard: “I wonder if anyone measured the time it takes, at a party, before a mildly successful stranger who went to Harvard makes others aware of it.” Present, too, are his heroes: the curious, the intellectually anarchistic, the idle philosopher. “Preoccupation with efficacy is the main obstacle to a poetic, noble, elegant, robust, and heroic life.”