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=== On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy === | === On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy === | ||
"Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government."<ref name="ref_2017_1">Nassim Taleb, ''Twitter'' (2017)</ref> | |||
=== On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles === | === On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles === | ||
"Complex systems are prone to Black Swan events - rare but extreme events that have massive impact."<ref name="ref_2007_1">Nassim Taleb, ''The Black Swan'' (2007), p. xvii, Random House</ref> | |||
"What is fragile should break early, while it's still small."<ref name="ref_2012_p74_1">Nassim Taleb, ''Antifragile'' (2012), p. 74, Random House</ref> | |||
=== On Labor Market Disruption from Automation === | |||
"The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary."<ref name="ref_2010_p45_1">Nassim Taleb, ''The Bed of Procrustes'' (2010), p. 45, Random House</ref> | |||
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI === | |||
"Academia has a tendency to produce cosmetic knowledge."<ref name="ref_2018_p231_1">Nassim Taleb, ''Skin in the Game'' (2018), p. 231, Random House</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Economist]] | [[Category:Economist]] | ||
[[Category:Risk Economics]] | [[Category:Risk Economics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:04, 12 August 2025
Nassim Taleb[edit]
Biography[edit]
Lebanese-American essayist, mathematical statistician, and former options trader.
School of Thought[edit]
Risk Economics
Notable Quotes[edit]
On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy[edit]
"Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government."[1]
On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles[edit]
"Complex systems are prone to Black Swan events - rare but extreme events that have massive impact."[2] "What is fragile should break early, while it's still small."[3]
On Labor Market Disruption from Automation[edit]
"The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary."[4]
On Human Capital in Age of AI[edit]
"Academia has a tendency to produce cosmetic knowledge."[5]