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Category Archives: Aphorisms

Monsanto, Greek Orthodox, Panic, Syria

https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/643141575405604868 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/642109563454533632 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/641906197004730369 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/641731997497487361 Nitpicking is the unmistakable mark of cluelessness. — Taleb Bot (@TalebBot) September 4, 2015 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/641415057792962561 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/641347134814470144 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/641207027507683328 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/640858690304798720 Monsanto kept pushing the balloon under water for years using devious schemes. The Black Swan usually comes quickly. https://t.co/d1XiSigVvL — NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 13, 2015 Which sorts of explains why we sort of […]

CHAINS OF RECIPROCITY

CHAINS OF RECIPROCITY Someone has done me favors in the past, when I needed them, say got me out of trouble. I naturally feel indebted to *that* person. But the ethical reaction should not be to pay the same person back since his generosity, if genuine, should be unconditional. My debt should be to the […]

Once you make the distinction between money for independence and money for status…

Once you make the distinction between money for independence and money for status, the rest becomes easy. via: Facebook

Namedropping one’s most powerful friend makes the namedropper look insecure…

Namedropping one’s most powerful friend makes the namedropper look insecure. It is much more effective to namedrop one’s most powerful enemy via: Facebook

When people call you intelligent…

When people call you intelligent it is almost always because they agree with you. Otherwise they call you arrogant. via Facebook