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Taleb goes into self-imposed exile
Posted on 11/30/09 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 11/30/09 at 8:16 pm
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What I am seeing and hearing on the news -- the reappointment of Bernanke -- is too hard for me to bear. I cannot believe that we, in the 21st century, can accept living in such a society. I am not blaming Bernanke (he doesn't even know he doesn't understand how things work or that the tools he uses are not empirical); it is the Senators appointing him who are totally irresponsible -- as if we promoted every doctor who caused malpractice. The world has never, never been as fragile. Economics make homeopath and alternative healers look empirical and scientific.
No news, no press, no Davos, no suit-and-tie fraudsters, no fools. I need to withdraw as immediately as possible into the Platonic quiet of my library, work on my next book, find solace in science and philosophy, and mull the next step. I will also structure trades with my Universa friends to bet on the next mistake by Bernanke, Summers, and Geithner. I will only (briefly) emerge from my hiatus when the publishers force me to do so upon the publication of the paperback edition of The Black Swan.
Bye,
Nassim
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This post was edited on 11/30/09 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 11/30/09 at 9:06 pm to Tiger JJ
Sounds like a whiny douche who criticizes everything and offers no alternative plan. Good deal.
Posted on 12/1/09 at 10:00 am to Tiger JJ
quote:Don't let the door hit you in the arse on your way out.
Taleb goes into self-imposed exile
Posted on 12/1/09 at 1:32 pm to Tiger JJ
I like his views, but he's sounding a little bitchy here.
Why so much drama, Taleb?
Why so much drama, Taleb?
Posted on 12/1/09 at 9:33 pm to Tiger JJ
I'm a big fan of the Black Swan and most of his views, but this seems a little childish, even for Taleb. It's like he's a child having a temper tantrum... "NO! I'm taking MY TOYS and GOING HOME!"
*storms off*
Seriously, suck it up big guy, it infuriates me too, but we've got to keep up the good fight.
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for men of good conscience to remain silent."
-Thomas Jefferson
*storms off*
Seriously, suck it up big guy, it infuriates me too, but we've got to keep up the good fight.
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for men of good conscience to remain silent."
-Thomas Jefferson
This post was edited on 12/1/09 at 9:34 pm
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