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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by drstins_n on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:25AM (#23154965)
Yep. Better to read Asimov's foundation trilogy
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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by misiti3780 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:32PM (#23155953)
i have never read these, but it looks like quite the commitment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series

why is this series so much better than Taleb's books?

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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by drstins_n on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @02:38AM (#23231933)
The black swan theory, in his basic idea is theorized in the books.

It is a nice reading and you may very well just read the first trilogy to grasp it.

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