tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post2585358575791240834..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: No comment …Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-43571129637397992642012-12-31T11:29:08.240-05:002012-12-31T11:29:08.240-05:00Yeah, Julie, Taleb seems to be turning into a one-...Yeah, Julie, Taleb seems to be turning into a one-man band of overweening self-righteousness. Maybe his next theme should be Antiboring.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-25877856972861109972012-12-30T09:13:00.587-05:002012-12-30T09:13:00.587-05:00Wow...Taleb seems to be going off base a little. ...Wow...Taleb seems to be going off base a little. Kakutani may be simply commenting on Taleb's link between mammograms ans a doctor's actions, which seems like a factual logical error on Taleb's part re: causation. The second link -- Taleb's own words -- are so confusing as to be meaningless. I still think Taleb has done great work but he is guilty in Antifragile of doing what he accuses the world of doing; building a system based on scant and contradictory evidence. He's becoming the the tipping point guy. As to Kakutani's review, it seems fair and respectful, but she has been accused of being a bully: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/worst-book-reviews_n_1834631.htmljulienoreply@blogger.com