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mircea_popescu: "maybe
taleb has been on a monster bender since 2014, hasn't yet read it". etc.
pete_dushenski: i'd put
taleb, greenspun, tyler cowen, russ roberts, and matt levine in this camp.
Framedragger: (heh, this relates in my head re
taleb's "trust yer biology!!" point (iterated in multiple places))
Framedragger: possibly
taleb's writings, etc. and yeah it sucks and may be the wrong choice politically (contrast with mp's explicit refusal to load PDFs, period).
mircea_popescu: i don't specifically care re "arrogance" or whatever other emotional manipulation in the text. i can read the barely literate productions of poorly washed 5th century jews figuring themselves "god". what's
taleb gonna do to max my dosimeter.
mircea_popescu: because
taleb is no mark cuban (the poster child of "pro wrestlert accidentally sold pair of used undies for 5bn, now thinks self businessman in spite of mountain of evidence to the contrary accumulated over the decades)
mircea_popescu: if it's indeed the case that
taleb is your orlov, i'll comment that i'm missing out on less than you are.
a111: Logged on 2017-04-02 14:54 asciilifeform: also fwiw i can't stand
taleb for exactly same reason
mircea_popescu:
http://btcbase.org/log/2017-04-02#1635912 << i don't personally find
taleb objectionable. this position my be significantly bolstered by my disinclination to actually read him. anyway -- i suspect it might be a case of anaphylaxis. you can't stand specific antigens which he expresses mostly to protect himself from the idiot soup he bathes in, the twitter world etc.
☝︎ a111: Logged on 2017-03-14 15:25 asciilifeform: i suspect that 'greybeard' holdouts,
taleb et al, who 'bitcoin is a fad, will go into the sands of time, snoar' are on a sound logical footing, 'every OTHER attempt to combat massed stupidity has ultimately fallen, nuked by OurDemocracy, and the more brazen the assault, the quicker'
pete_dushenski:
taleb's old enough that he still clearly maintains much of the 'information superhighway' idealism about the internet
a111: Logged on 2017-01-09 15:06 mircea_popescu: and before anyone asks : the advantage of this is that this solution scales. ACTUALLY scales. specifically, if at any point in his own time and for any reason in ~his own domain~
taleb wants to get more control, he can. he actually can. you explain to him, when he asks, HOW to be more in control of his mp-wp install. in terms of configuring the php script, or in terms of configuring the apache server, or in terms of configuri
a111: Logged on 2017-01-10 00:23 pete_dushenski: Framedragger: how did you reach out to
taleb ? twitter ?
mircea_popescu: because no, the difference between pete explaining in summary how the fuck cars got fucked and you giving the keys to working wp to
taleb is not substantial.
Framedragger: well, i'd go so far as to offer some free support to
taleb, unfortunately i'm not in his wot; will see...
mircea_popescu: and before anyone asks : the advantage of this is that this solution scales. ACTUALLY scales. specifically, if at any point in his own time and for any reason in ~his own domain~
taleb wants to get more control, he can. he actually can. you explain to him, when he asks, HOW to be more in control of his mp-wp install. in terms of configuring the php script, or in terms of configuring the apache server, or in terms of configuri
☟︎ a111: Logged on 2017-01-09 09:23 Framedragger: (just complained to
taleb about him using medium. this whole "scrape article right after it's published because the unicorn it's riding on may go really go down soon" is a bit stupid. on the small off chance that he replies with a request for a suggestion to be considered, i wonder if there's anything to actually be suggested. need to search for a bit (i'm certain he wouldn't fuck around with mp-wp unfortunately)..)
Framedragger: (just complained to
taleb about him using medium. this whole "scrape article right after it's published because the unicorn it's riding on may go really go down soon" is a bit stupid. on the small off chance that he replies with a request for a suggestion to be considered, i wonder if there's anything to actually be suggested. need to search for a bit (i'm certain he wouldn't fuck around with mp-wp unfortunately)..)
☟︎ mircea_popescu:
taleb will, with all the panache of a dedicated goat fucker, publish items on medium.com
pete_dushenski: the worst part of medium is that the images don't archive. this wouldn't be an issue for most republican blogs seeing as they're entirely text, but it's actually quite the bug for fiat writers,
taleb included
pete_dushenski:
http://archive.is/0WjCL <<
Taleb : "The problem with identity politics is that they are fully ignorant of, among other things, history. And they must be as blind visually as they are intellectually."
a111: Logged on 2016-11-16 14:20 mircea_popescu: also as
taleb correctly points out, this example is just a very good example, but not the whole story. what it exemplifies is the ineptitude of a class of people, whom we call jews, and whom we wish to see in camps. these people understand some - enough to be harmful - but not enough, so as to be useful. they are worse than stupid, because of this familiarity with first order but incapacity for higher order reasoning.
a111: Logged on 2016-11-16 14:19 mircea_popescu: and as
taleb correctly points out, the jews' misunderstanding of this fundamental point is what drives a lot of their inept policy. such as you know, "how to make ghetos better ? BANKRUPT MIDDLE CLASS WHITE PEOPLE!!! then they'll move in the gheto and smoking mothers are protective for the baby!"
mircea_popescu: also as
taleb correctly points out, this example is just a very good example, but not the whole story. what it exemplifies is the ineptitude of a class of people, whom we call jews, and whom we wish to see in camps. these people understand some - enough to be harmful - but not enough, so as to be useful. they are worse than stupid, because of this familiarity with first order but incapacity for higher order reasoning.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: and as
taleb correctly points out, the jews' misunderstanding of this fundamental point is what drives a lot of their inept policy. such as you know, "how to make ghetos better ? BANKRUPT MIDDLE CLASS WHITE PEOPLE!!! then they'll move in the gheto and smoking mothers are protective for the baby!"
☟︎ mircea_popescu: and since
taleb's twitter is full of "simpson's paradox", let's add it to the record. it is universally the case that low birth weight is a predictor of infant mortality. this has been observed across centuries and across cultures/geographies. even if the exact value that contitutes "low birth weight" varies, the effects of the classification are ubiquitous.
pete_dushenski: if not indefinitely so. lastly, if i had who else to emulate, i... would. but
taleb's a bit of a hermit and i have nfi who else (alive) that leaves.
pete_dushenski: re:
taleb, it's also worth noting that way back in 2014 i was ~the sole voice saying that camgirl vids weren't going to turn his crank and bring him here, in the face of "oh but he's still a dude, pete" opposition, no less. whereas alf regularly gets to say "i told you so" whenever another flaw in the shitstack of personal computing is revealed, or mp whenever another usg muppet hoists himself on his own
a111: Logged on 2016-09-08 18:58 asciilifeform: boeck et al is to reduce the risk that
taleb shows up here. etc
a111: Logged on 2016-08-16 01:00 asciilifeform: soooo why is
taleb on 'medium'..?
nubbins`:
taleb hanging out on irc with a bunch of drunks and permanent disability folks
assbot: Logged on 13-01-2016 16:20:20; ascii_butugychag: as, possibly,
taleb, et al
kakobrekla: afaik
taleb can teach you a few things about trading but this place is investors mostly, not traders.
assbot: Logged on 21-12-2015 20:59:48; pete_dushenski:
http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=21-12-2015#1349421 << i've never understood this rather commonplace criticism of
taleb as being anything other than "ow my fee-fees hurt. that's not nice and it's certainly not how we do things in usistan where being successful and coming from somewhere other than the sewers is bad because reasons mkay"
assbot: Logged on 21-12-2015 16:53:56; mircea_popescu: i got more ego than
taleb damnit.
pete_dushenski:
http://log.bitcoin-assets.com/?date=21-12-2015#1349421 << i've never understood this rather commonplace criticism of
taleb as being anything other than "ow my fee-fees hurt. that's not nice and it's certainly not how we do things in usistan where being successful and coming from somewhere other than the sewers is bad because reasons mkay"
☝︎☟︎ mircea_popescu: anyway, i imagine trying to read
taleb to judge paths to success/create a path to success would be ungodly unnerving. i mostly like him because he provides an unalligned datapoint, by some definitions of unallignation.
assbot: Logged on 21-12-2015 06:14:47; pete_dushenski: Nassim Nicholas
Taleb: ""We're not all famous authors". This is a type of smart ass easy comment only a bitter loser makes. In addition, it has a logical fallacy. Did it hit you that I have only been a "famous author" part of my life? Did it also hit you that it also applies to employment in general?"
assbot: Logged on 21-12-2015 06:14:11; pete_dushenski: Nassim Nicholas
Taleb: "Another piece of advice. Use an office only when it is strictly necessary. An office dulls the mind, invites cosmetic and circular work, and allows metastatic projects to take over."
pete_dushenski: Nassim Nicholas
Taleb: ""We're not all famous authors". This is a type of smart ass easy comment only a bitter loser makes. In addition, it has a logical fallacy. Did it hit you that I have only been a "famous author" part of my life? Did it also hit you that it also applies to employment in general?"
☟︎ pete_dushenski: Nassim Nicholas
Taleb: "Another piece of advice. Use an office only when it is strictly necessary. An office dulls the mind, invites cosmetic and circular work, and allows metastatic projects to take over."
☟︎ renart: but you know your
taleb and tail risk right?
mircea_popescu: "
Taleb has been kicking up the dust lately on Facebook and Twitter, encouraging his readers to not even listen to people who disagree with his beliefs about GMOs." << apparently encouraging readers to not erven listen to people who know better than to buy in the "rape" narrative, or the "global warming" narrative is a-ok. the problems only start when power exists unalligned to the usg, then the means are VERY BAD!!11
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taleb, iirc, is self-funded, says whatever the fuck he pleases
assbot: Good science communication means never calling them “retard” – even if you’re Nassim
Taleb – Violent metaphors ... (
http://bit.ly/1IWyPKC )
pete_dushenski: "By trying to disqualify everyone who disagrees with him from civilized debate,
Taleb and those who follow his tactics merely disqualify themselves." << bwahaha who's disqualified again ? oh, that's right, it's 'the people', 'us', 'we', (women), etc.
assbot: Good science communication means never calling them “retard” – even if you’re Nassim
Taleb – Violent metaphors ... (
http://bit.ly/1IWyPKC )
pete_dushenski: "This isn’t just bad manners, it’s destructive.
Taleb is intentionally tearing down the kind of back-and-forth conversations that are critical to helping laypeople (like himself) form educated opinions about the safety of GMOs and other scientific subjects. And he’s doing with ugly, personal insults that demonize the other side of the debate, just because it’s fun. It’s a terrible, foolish strategy." <