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=== On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy ===
=== On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy ===
<blockquote>"Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government."</blockquote>
"Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government."<ref name="ref_2017_1">Nassim Taleb, ''Twitter'' (2017)</ref>
—Nassim Taleb, ''Twitter'' (2017)


=== On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles ===
=== On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles ===
<blockquote>"Complex systems are prone to Black Swan events - rare but extreme events that have massive impact."</blockquote>
"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>
—Nassim Taleb, ''The Black Swan'' (2007), p. xvii, Random House


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=== On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles ===
=== On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles ===
<blockquote>"What is fragile should break early, while it's still small."</blockquote>
"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>
—Nassim Taleb, ''Antifragile'' (2012), p. 74, Random House


=== On Labor Market Disruption from Automation ===
=== On Labor Market Disruption from Automation ===
<blockquote>"The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary."</blockquote>
"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>
—Nassim Taleb, ''The Bed of Procrustes'' (2010), p. 45, Random House


=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
<blockquote>"Academia has a tendency to produce cosmetic knowledge."</blockquote>
"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>
—Nassim Taleb, ''Skin in the Game'' (2018), p. 231, Random House

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Nassim Taleb

Biography

Lebanese-American essayist, mathematical statistician, and former options trader.

School of Thought

Risk Economics

Notable Quotes

On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy

"Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government."[1]

On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles

"Complex systems are prone to Black Swan events - rare but extreme events that have massive impact."[2]


References

  1. Nassim Taleb, Twitter (2017)
  2. Nassim Taleb, The Black Swan (2007), p. xvii, Random House

Additional Notable Quotes

On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles

"What is fragile should break early, while it's still small."[1]

On Labor Market Disruption from Automation

"The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary."[2]

On Human Capital in Age of AI

"Academia has a tendency to produce cosmetic knowledge."[3]

  1. Nassim Taleb, Antifragile (2012), p. 74, Random House
  2. Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes (2010), p. 45, Random House
  3. Nassim Taleb, Skin in the Game (2018), p. 231, Random House