Nature builds things that are antifragile. In the case of evolution, nature uses disorder to grow stronger. Occasional starvation or going to the gym also makes you stronger, because you subject your body to stressors and gain from them. Nassim Nicholas Taleb antifragilebodybuild share on social
Governments that try to shoot for a surplus hardly ever reach it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb governmentreachshoot Change image and share on social
Fragility is the quality of things that are vulnerable to volatility. Nassim Nicholas Taleb fragilityqualitything Change image and share on social
The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution. Nassim Nicholas Taleb accumulateamericandeficit Change image and share on social
It might be useful to be able to predict war. But tension does not necessarily lead to war, but often to peace and to denouement. Nassim Nicholas Taleb denouementleadnecessarily Change image and share on social
Paul Krugman is a danger to society! Nassim Nicholas Taleb dangerkrugmanpaul Change image and share on social
We know from chaos theory that even if you had a perfect model of the world, you'd need infinite precision in order to predict future events. With sociopolitical or economic phenomena, we don't have anything like that. Nassim Nicholas Taleb chaoseconomicevent share on social
Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete. Nassim Nicholas Taleb capitalismcompeteforce Change image and share on social
You have family-owned businesses that have been around for 500 years. You cannot name a corporation that survives intact for even a few decades. Nassim Nicholas Taleb businesscorporationdecade Change image and share on social
If you are in banking and lending, surprise outcomes are likely to be negative for you. Nassim Nicholas Taleb banklendnegative Change image and share on social
