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From Nostradamus To Fukuyama

Scott Alexander examines how public predictions are judged over time, using examples like Nostradamus and Fukuyama to illustrate common pitfalls and offer advice on making predictions.

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Sep 28, 2022 4,045 words 282 likes 577 comments Listen · 29 min Read Read

More Antifragile, Diversity Libertarianism, And Corporate Censorship

Scott explores the concept of antifragility in relation to libertarianism, introducing 'diversity libertarianism' to analyze issues like corporate censorship and religious pressure on businesses.

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Mar 25, 2021 2,006 words 145 likes 423 comments Listen · 14 min Read Read

Book Review: Antifragile

Scott Alexander reviews Nassim Taleb's 'Antifragile', which explores the concept of benefiting from disorder across various domains and critiques modern attempts to reduce volatility.

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Mar 23, 2021 5,496 words 149 likes 472 comments Listen · 36 min Read Read
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