{"id":8593,"date":"2017-03-13T14:25:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T21:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/?p=8593"},"modified":"2017-03-13T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T21:25:39","slug":"economists-fake-news-turkish-lira-iq-my-planet-kapish-grandmothers-neo-stalinism-umberto-ecos-library-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/economists-fake-news-turkish-lira-iq-my-planet-kapish-grandmothers-neo-stalinism-umberto-ecos-library-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Economists, Fake News, Turkish Lira, IQ, MY Planet, Kapish, Grandmothers, Neo-Stalinism, Umberto Eco’s Library | Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"

@nntaleb Terms for the heinous s.a. “Nazi”,”racist”,”Hitler” get debased\/corrupted over time,similar to the historical debasement of coins\/currencies Permalink<\/a> 12:35 PM – 13 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Added paragraph on how in Mediterranean news circulates through gatherings: mostly funerals.https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-facts-are-true-the-news-is-fake-5bf98104cea2#.k66ii4azv <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:56 AM – 13 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I will from now on call economists “the wrongest profession”, w\/attribution. @schmittpaula Permalink<\/a> 7:44 AM – 13 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb An illustration of how economists market the idea that if you do not believe in their unscientific BS, you are against “knowledge”.https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aligarciaherrer\/status\/841091830427074560 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:21 AM – 13 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Thing I learned today. From this sign: 1) Georgian script is written left to right. 2) Unlike Semitic scr it has explicit vowels. pic.twitter.com\/Xj4z9oBjHE<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:57 PM – 12 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I just published \u201cThe Facts are True, the News is Fake\u201dhttps:\/\/medium.com\/p\/the-facts-are-true-the-news-is-fake-5bf98104cea2 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 10:48 AM – 12 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb For your book to be read in 20y, make sure content is 1) important for people today, 2) was also important 20 y ago. #Lindy @CutTheKnotMath Permalink<\/a> 8:53 AM – 12 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The continuous & severe secular devaluation of the Turkish lira (USD-TRL) maps one-to-one to the devaluation of the terms “nazi” & “fascist” Permalink<\/a> 6:16 AM – 12 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Nothing.https:\/\/twitter.com\/NinjaEconomics\/status\/840797531479015427 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:57 AM – 12 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The argument is that they know they can be harmed by price fixing as they may lose a job\/ not get one. @spencerrs34 Permalink<\/a> 6:22 PM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2) Those affected by a minimum wage are those who earn currently below it and risk losing a job. Markets are Markets. Permalink<\/a> 3:52 PM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Skin in the Game: Let the unemployed & those earning below some threshold decide on minimum wage, not some virtue signaling bureaucrat. Permalink<\/a> 3:46 PM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 8) One has to unlearn comparing probabilistic situations w\/functions using “average” except under mean-field #Antifragile & @yaneerbaryam Permalink<\/a> 11:56 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@mikeandallie A math exploration via an interesting integral posted by Nassim Taleb: https:\/\/mikesmathpage.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/11\/a-math-exploration-via-an-interesting-integral-from-nassim-taleb\/ <\/a>\u00a0 #math #mathchat cc: @nntaleb Permalink<\/a> 7:28 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr Josh Barro, @jbarro do you have any other expertise than selling BS? Permalink<\/a> 7:10 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 7) I put “IQ” in “” as I don’t believe that measured IQ includes ability to tinker aggressively, real IQ for me. #GreenLumber #AntiFragile Permalink<\/a> 7:04 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 6) A more technical discussion from scratchpad: Why the Tail is a different business, the more we go in the tails, the less the mean counts. pic.twitter.com\/ufvpkJmEGL<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:43 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 5) In fact I simplified a bit. Popul. success depends on distribution of tails, Extr. Value Distribution. Discussed in book w\/ @DrCirillo Permalink<\/a> 6:28 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 4) This threshold phenomena is NECESSARY in the presence of winner-take-all in scientific & economic success (s. a. Pareto 80\/20). Permalink<\/a> 6:21 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 3) I wd fight w\/baseball bat for @charlesmurray ‘s right of speech, but this central flaw was missed by his idiotic detractors. #middleburry Permalink<\/a> 6:18 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2) This in short explains why linking IQ to success for populations is total nonsense in the presence of nonlinearity. pic.twitter.com\/sMeLFdWWlx<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:16 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 1) Assuming “IQ” helps success; the performance of a population would depend >>more on the variance than average. (convexity, #Antifragile) Permalink<\/a> 6:09 AM – 11 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb “First, do no harm” is Lindy-compatible (2500 y.o.) @normonics @GuruAnaerobic Permalink<\/a> 3:20 PM – 10 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The libertarian version is to consider harm to the environment as harm against MY planet.http:\/\/www.theecologist.org\/blogs_and_comments\/commentators\/2988742\/apolloearth_a_wake_up_call_in_our_race_against_time.html <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:00 AM – 10 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb OK, OK.https:\/\/twitter.com\/realistgrower\/status\/840027938162540544 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:55 AM – 10 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb For those into integration, a difficult integral.http:\/\/math.stackexchange.com\/q\/2180737\/88078?stw=2 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:45 AM – 10 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Electricians, barbers, gardeners, surgeons, tango dancers, are experts. Not economists. How do we know who’s expert?https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/an-expert-called-lindy-fdb30f146eaf#.bf46qtuzd <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:53 AM – 10 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Who is still reading you, I may ask? @NoceraBV Permalink<\/a> 6:37 PM – 9 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Pseudo-experts (pol “scientists”, econs, journos) are making our disrespect for charlatans look like disrespect for all expert. Stop them.https:\/\/twitter.com\/nntaleb\/status\/839973967624458240 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:31 PM – 9 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I will NEVER write for Foreign Affairs again. Imbeciles.https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForeignAffairs\/status\/839966563209973761 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:59 PM – 9 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Olive oil, etc. @startupdaemon Permalink<\/a> 11:20 AM – 9 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Oddity du jour: Constantinople, unlike Rome (& Antioch, Alexandria,& Athens) doesn’t have a Mediterranean climate. Permalink<\/a> 7:03 AM – 9 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The formal difference between press & propaganda is unconditional & indiscriminate detraction or unconditional & indiscriminate support. Permalink<\/a> 5:40 AM – 9 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@NewAlbrecht Continuing parade of people seeking to correct @nntaleb’s spelling of capisce (Kapish) is fascinating. Permalink<\/a> 1:45 PM – 6 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The rule is: Use “BUT” as a logical operator, not to seek protection from consequences of your opinion. Kapish? @learnfromerror Permalink<\/a> 12:56 PM – 6 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Typical wussiness: “I do not support Trump, but…” “I support Obama, but…” “I don’t always agree w\/this *egomaniac* Taleb, but…” Permalink<\/a> 12:25 PM – 6 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 3) In Antifragile, I explain that if the condition is mild, IGNORE doctor (grandmother is to distract). If severe, go to doctor. @SawsaGa Permalink<\/a> 6:36 AM – 6 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2) In medicine & tech domains, there are grounds to ignore the grandmother. In what relates to human nature (psychology), Lindy. @SawsaGa Permalink<\/a> 6:31 AM – 6 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 1) There is a bias: grandmothers’ iatrogenics are seen, not those of medicine. I will be making a tableau. @SawsaGa Permalink<\/a> 6:30 AM – 6 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb So asking your grandmother beats these “scientists” any minute. Or Montaigne. Lindy explained in my link https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/an-expert-called-lindy-fdb30f146eaf#.h2ikeddwu <\/a>\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianNosek\/status\/838742797742190592 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:39 AM – 6 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Nohttps:\/\/twitter.com\/GTCost\/status\/838567117150535682 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:12 PM – 5 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Anything people say before the “but” 1) doesn’t count, 2) is a sign of weakness & should be avoided in straightforward prose.https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTetlock\/status\/838480429732806656 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:12 PM – 5 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Pareto on the Intellectual Yet Idiots why they make bad rulers @Maximilian_H1 pic.twitter.com\/GkzUxLj2u3<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:32 AM – 5 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Added a comment explaining the Salafi danger to the Chapter on Asymmetries w Minorities https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15#.a0mrs2gq9 <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/6YTPk6Omqk”> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/6YTPk6Omqk Permalink<\/a> 8:03 AM – 5 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb “Mis.” stand for “misattributed to”. What did you think it represented? @rsjanabasis Permalink<\/a> 6:23 AM – 5 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to death your RIGHT to say it”(mis.Voltaire) but if you use violence to repress MY right… Permalink<\/a> 6:10 AM – 5 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Banko detected the common mistake by IYIs is to think that one cannot write original science in a nonacademic, literary format.https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrankoMilan\/status\/838264746222702592 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:49 AM – 5 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The double imbecile Yglesias wants to repress @charlesmurray ‘s free speech w\/violence then calls him Hitler. Double Imbecile. https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattyglesias\/status\/838099996461436930 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:18 PM – 4 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb They are looking at criminals… who were caught, no?https:\/\/twitter.com\/primalpoly\/status\/838058140612493312 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:09 AM – 4 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2) These idiots from CNN didn’t get the point. pic.twitter.com\/I1VTaTdK1Y<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:30 AM – 4 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I just published \u201cOnly The Rich Are Poisoned: The Preference of Others\u201dhttps:\/\/medium.com\/p\/only-the-rich-are-poisoned-the-preference-of-others-c35ddf65cf68 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:07 AM – 4 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb There is no charm in becoming the establishment.https:\/\/twitter.com\/TruthHawkLive\/status\/837945176605741057 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:24 AM – 4 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Neo-Stalinism.https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlesmurray\/status\/837675287445929984 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:05 PM – 3 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Representation of the inequality @CutTheKnotMath pic.twitter.com\/zDzvqiO9g5<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:03 PM – 3 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Different angles: Proof that a picture is worth 1024 equations @CutTheKnotMath @Taitamco pic.twitter.com\/UuUw1GAQZc<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:35 PM – 3 Mar 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My visit to Umberto Eco’s library. His library looked like a library, but he didn’t look like an author. https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/surgeons-should-notlook-like-surgeons-23b0e2cf6d52#.gy9xyrq0r <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/BqJaGP2DI5″> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/BqJaGP2DI5 Permalink<\/a> 8:25 AM – 3 Mar 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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