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Re:The World in 2036: Nassim Taleb looks at what will break,... by chishaku on Monday June 22, 2020 @04:49PM (#23606437)
Is being original the key criteria for being important?
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Re:The World in 2036: Nassim Taleb looks at what will break,... by cthalupa on Monday June 22, 2020 @05:10PM (#23606704)
For being "one of the most important thinkers in our time", I would argue it needs to be relatively original thought.

He's obviously important in general - I just think there's probably a better label thank thinker. Evangelist, maybe?

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