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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Scott Alexander expands on the concept of antifragility from Nassim Taleb's book, applying it to libertarianism and corporate censorship. He introduces the idea of 'diversity libertarianism,' which favors high variance in options for areas where people can freely choose, but low variance for systems prone to catastrophic failures. This framework is used to analyze issues like corporate censorship and religious pressure on businesses, arguing that libertarians can consistently support diverse corporate policies while opposing coordinated censorship.
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