Taleb Concepts Vol. 2

Clear and short assessment of Taleb's core thesis to much of his work.

Convex tinkering benefits from uncertainty while academic theories are generally threatened by it. What if something arises in the real world that we didn't consider in the lab? By engaging in this breed of trial and error, the volatility and randomness that, as Incerto shows, govern more of our world than we think, are on our side.

A great majority of the technological advances and inventions in human history have come about this way - most modern medicine, most architectural principles, electricity, telephony, the jet engine, the suitcase with wheels, etc.

I love tinkering. 🤩