The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Re:The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by takasc2 on Saturday July 25, 2015 @03:41PM (#9948718)

Taleb does not accept/understand the criticism, and has posted some more mathiness and crude insults as a "response" would be another interpretation

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Re:The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by newtrader on Saturday July 25, 2015 @05:11PM (#9949034)

Taleb response is not rude unlike Merberg https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/624767423049269249 reply

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Re:The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by dvanduzer on Saturday July 25, 2015 @05:21PM (#9949068)

If you're going to create an account just to stan for Taleb, then please offer a little bit more substance in your comments.

Deconstructing the Precautionary Principle is not "misinterpreting" PP. The entire notion of "mathiness" put forth by the author is that PP is too wiggly, and thus open to whatever vague interpretation is convenient. That is the meat of what Merberg is saying, and handwaving it away isn't an argument.

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Re:The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by pointeroffact on Saturday July 25, 2015 @06:50PM (#9949356)

the person you are talking to is taleb himself. he pops up all over the internet when he is criticized and gives these very... terse responses.

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Re:The Mathiness of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by dvanduzer on Saturday July 25, 2015 @06:59PM (#9949374)

says... another account created just to comment on this issue.

I put my foot in my mouth all the time, but I put my name to it. Taleb is interesting. Are you saying that the other account is literally Taleb, and that he's known for astroturfing campaigns? I wouldn't discard such a proposition, but I'd prefer hearing it from someone non-anonymous.

(For all I know, you're just an account created to extend the thread.)

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