Chapter 23 - Review: ‘Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder’ by Nassim Taleb
Nassim Taleb is insufferable. I mean that in a good way.
“Nassim Taleb is an insufferable egomaniac but at least his ideas are noteworthy and interesting.”
Please remind me that I said that in about six years when I’ve finished reading Antifragile as that’s probably going to be the first line of my review.
*about six years later*
Okay, I’ve listened to the unabridged audiobook and all I can say is nothing has disavowed me of the above notion.
I’ve never met the man but, judging by this book, Nassim Taleb is a complete asshole. But he’s my kind of asshole. Pretentious, egotistical, and probably right.
The book is worth reading for concept of ‘Antifragile’ alone. Taleb invented the term to describe something for which he believes there wasn’t a word:
Things that break easily under stress are Fragile. Things that withstand a great deal of stress, but eventually break, are Robust. But things …
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