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The black swan taleb summary5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() He calls himself a ‘ sceptical-empiricist and a flaneur reader, someone committed to getting very deep into an idea’, but tells people at cocktail parties that he is a limo driver.Īfter growing up in Lebanon during its civil war, he began working in finance in the US during the heady days of the 1980s Economic nous, combined with luck (don’t discount it!), allowed NNT to make what he calls enough “f*ck-you money” to essentially be able to give up his day job. Nassim Nicholas Taleb (NNT, as he refers to himself) is a true punk. But, like punk (and with apologies to The Clash, of course), they’re all style and no substance. They’re the punks of the book industry, all multi-coloured mohawks and big boots, making lots of noise. Large, bold, black font on bright orange or yellow backgrounds. If you’ve been near a bookstore in the past year you’ve seen them: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Zero F*cks Given F*ck Feelings You Are a Badass Get Your Sh*t Together. “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” – Johnny Rotten, The Sex Pistols ![]()
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