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minus-squaregerikson@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoSide note, I know Taleb is widely appreciated, but man this is some badly written stuff. Is all his stuff like this? I realize blog post != book, but c’mon, some pride in craftmanship is in order.
minus-squareDavid Gerard@awful.systemsMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoyes, way too much of it is. Taleb is extremely smart, but nobody is as smart as Taleb thinks he is.
minus-squarePiers Cawley@mendeddrum.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year ago@dgerard or as insufferable. I couldn’t get more than half a chapter into Black Swan because his writing style was so damned offputting.
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agohe really gives off that condensed “stick it to the man” vibe
Side note, I know Taleb is widely appreciated, but man this is some badly written stuff. Is all his stuff like this? I realize blog post != book, but c’mon, some pride in craftmanship is in order.
yes, way too much of it is. Taleb is extremely smart, but nobody is as smart as Taleb thinks he is.
@dgerard or as insufferable. I couldn’t get more than half a chapter into Black Swan because his writing style was so damned offputting.
he really gives off that condensed “stick it to the man” vibe