/lit/ - Literature

>>20996947
qrd on the bed of procrustes?

>>20996953
Book of aphorisms.

>>20996947
No idea. Not going ti read him.

>>20996953
like the other anon said, it's a book of aphorisms. it's bad. it's like a book of mediocre tweets. and I like Taleb.

>>20996947
Who's taleb.

The taleb box set... I kneel

>>20997120
The Black Swan is totally worth reading

He Arab

>>20997120
He's a retired trader that now writes books that are a mix of statistics and philosophy. He also Varg-posts on Twitter except about Mediterranean people/life and is surprisingly easy to bait. For all the memes, his books are good if you're a young professional.

>>20996947
People who rail against mainstream economics tend to be pseuds.

>>20996947
Redpill me on this guy. He acts like a moron on twitter; are his books actually great?

>>20997218
Young professional in general or traders? I keep mixing him up with that russian guy who wrote a bunch of allegedly important philosophical texts.

>>20996947
Is he worth reading?

What about his statistics tutorials on YouTube where he writes some code is it worth watching? Can I get rich trading if I follow those methods for example black-schools algorithm or something

>>20997287
Not him but his books are good if you're in any way interested in philosophy or economics. I don't think it matters whatsoever your actual profession, farmers should read him for sure

>>20997287
I meant young professionals as in anyone working an office job and is paid a salary. But I do agree with >>20997583
Like most fields of education, you can graft terms into other fields. Nassim's concepts (Black swan, anti-fragile, etc.) are easily applied to more than just trading and business

>>20997287
He's an Arab who sometimes writes decent stuff.

>>20996947
idk I only read a book if it's at least 500 years old

>>20997893
CHRISTIAN Arab. Yes, they exist. Np, they're not the same as regular Arabs. Thank you.

>>20997266
And people in mainstream economics?

>>20996947
He has really interesting ideas but you can see his retardation shine through even in his better works like The Black Swan. On statistical analysis he talks sense, but when he tries to reinforce his ideas with philosophy (or rather critique of philosophy) he isn't nearly well read enough in this area to not sound retarded. His "platonic gap" concept has been extensively discussed in far more detail by authors he fails to recognise or understand; he knows Hume and that retard Popper and that's it. Black Swan is still something I recommend to everyone I come across, but with a "despite the author" rather than "for the author"

taleb’s library

>>20997925
I just say he is Lebanese

>>20997266
To be fair, economics is modern day astrology.

I want that boxset but it would kill me if he decides to add another book the series.

>>20998997
This is what midwits who think they're smart believe.

Bought a copy of Black Swan at a church shop for 50 cents
I have no interest in economics and finance, hardly any interest in philosophy either and yet I read about 20 pages completely rapt

His writing style is completely insufferable, even if he makes okay points.

Most of what he writes is him smelling his own farts and developing a theory out of that. Basically, do good and maybe have a second job on the side. And don't forget to expect the unexpected!

Arab pseud.

Taleb is great. His ideas on many topics are so obviously true and intuitive. And they've impacted my life greatly.

>>20999505
Hello Nassim

>>20998867
Looks unread.

This post reminded me that I still have a copy of Black Swan that I stole from a yard sale years ago. Gonna read that now, thanks OP

>>20996947
When is the sequel to The Kite Runner
coming out ?

>>20996947
There is this perverse mindset among humans , where their infatuation by a mere tweet makes them a mental servant of the author.
This form of servitude is a remnant of group alignment, rather than individualism.