The intellectual yet idiot - Page 2

Skybird · 11-19-16, 04:18 AM

Sweet read by a brilliant and very angry man.

https://medium.com/@nntaleb/the-inte...t-13211e2d0577

I am so totally and completely sick and tired of this species that I turn outright aggressive immediately when they find me, since I just cannot stand them anymore, but they are all over the place today. Not only can you not avoid them - the consequences of what they are doing find you, and make you pay. And when they make you pay, they always pose in the most condescending, rightous manner.

Being uneducated and being stupid, are two very different things. I saw many uneducated people in my life who nevertheless were intelligent, sometimes very much so, and I also see many people who call a highly prestigious education their own - and still are as dumb and as dull as an empty banana skin.

Brexit, Trump and the growing hostility towards the EU, must be seen and can be explained in light of this text.

Lebanese Nichloas Taleb is a famous philosopher and writer, amongst other books author of "The Black Swan", which I know. I definitely recommend to read it. The text I linked above is an extract from "Skin in the Game".

11-19-16, 04:18 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,638 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The intellectual yet idiot Sweet read by a brilliant and very angry man. https://medium.com/@nntaleb/the-inte...t-13211e2d0577 I am so totally and completely sick and tired of this species that I turn outright aggressive immediately when they find me, since I just cannot stand them anymore, but they are all over the place today. Not only can you not avoid them - the consequences of what they are doing find you, and make you pay. And when they make you pay, they always pose in the most condescending, rightous manner. Being uneducated and being stupid, are two very different things. I saw many uneducated people in my life who nevertheless were intelligent, sometimes very much so, and I also see many people who call a highly prestigious education their own - and still are as dumb and as dull as an empty banana skin. Brexit, Trump and the growing hostility towards the EU, must be seen and can be explained in light of this text. Lebanese Nichloas Taleb is a famous philosopher and writer, amongst other books author of "The Black Swan", which I know. I definitely recommend to read it. The text I linked above is an extract from "Skin in the Game". __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 11-19-16 at 04:27 AM.