Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb

Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by visakanv on Thursday May 19, 2016 @10:13AM (#11730314)

I once had a chance to meet him in person when he happened to be in town, and I was surprised by how pleasant, friendly and even soft-spoken he was, given how arrogant his writing can be. I suppose it riles up more critics and sells more books that way.

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Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by whatok on Thursday May 19, 2016 @10:38AM (#11730540)

I wouldn't imagine he would be hostile to you unless he suspected you were a charlatan.

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Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by cylinder on Thursday May 19, 2016 @01:28PM (#11731915)

What? He is a Christian himself.

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Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by robotresearcher on Friday May 20, 2016 @01:02AM (#11735638)

You may have misread the previous comment.

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Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by aws_ls on Friday May 20, 2016 @10:10AM (#11737878)

I think a lot of the text written on this page can be explained by his tweets. Your experience reminded me of his this tweet:

"Proud of being gentle with the waiter & tough with powerful ass*les rather than reverse..." https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/709083677993598976

(Also, please take it in good faith. Don't at all mean to imply equivalence or difference of social positions of any parties. )

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Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by visakanv on Saturday May 21, 2016 @01:09AM (#11743293)

Yes, this is consistent with my experience. He was patient and kind with a bunch of students, very present and listening closely.

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Re:Skin in the Game – chapter drafts by Nassim Taleb by brbrodude on Thursday May 19, 2016 @10:29AM (#11730452)

"people 'nice' in print are assholes in person and vice versa" Nassim Taleb :P

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