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I couldn't resist www.cnbc.com/2021/07/13/black-swan-author-nassim-taleb-says-bitcoin-is-worth-zero.html

1140 sats \ 28 comments \ @siggy47 4 Mar bitcoin

Sorry. I had to post this today.

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86 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bell_curve 4 Mar freebie

What caused him to change 180? Material for a new book?

I am guessing he was motivated by media attention

July 2021 was part of a bearish period between March and November that year

82 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 4 Mar

People may think I'm nuts but I believe it was a personality clash with Saifedean Ammous. They are from the same country, both wealthy, privileged, pseudo intellectuals with gigantic egos.

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 4 Mar

I agree. It’s petty and personal.

I forgot they were from the same country.

It’s like an episode of curb your enthusiasm

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 5 Mar

And they have too much free time to escalate personal attacks into a public pissing contest.

405 sats \ 5 replies \ @kepford 4 Mar

There is no amount of intelligence that can't be overcome by arrogance.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 4 Mar

I like this!

86 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 4 Mar

Many people are fooled by intelligent people not realizing this.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

~ Proverbs 16:18

Smart people can be wrong for MANY reasons. There is NO replacement for one thinking for one's self. We all need to stay humble. Some of us need to get humbled. Bitcoin will do both :)

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 4 Mar

Maybe I should have resisted. I hope I didn't throw the Karmic boomerang.

86 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 4 Mar

Nah. You aren't punching down

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 4 Mar

Good point.

97 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 4 Mar

zero plus 67554 at this moment in time.

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 4 Mar

What happened to staying humble?

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 4 Mar

Yep. I'm weak. I always saw myself as Mr Gracious.

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @KLT 4 Mar

“Don’t you know pump it up, we got to pump it up!” 😂

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 4 Mar

“Few assets in financial history have been more fragile than bitcoin,” he said.

Damn.. wrong in so many ways

76 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 4 Mar

This is called a BULLISH signal.

ATHs Incoming!!!

76 sats \ 1 reply \ @quark 4 Mar freebie

Poor guy hey don't you watch/read too much infotainment? hehe... be careful ;)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 4 Mar

Yes I do. There's a lot of down time when you're semi retired.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 5 Mar

These changes in someone's stance for anything are nothing more than a publicity stunt. While changing your stance to positivity may gain you some favour, and going otherwise will make you targeted, but all this gets you an instant public attention. Isn't it?

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 5 Mar

How much did they pay him?

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 4 Mar

The man must have nightmares every night. At least he knows Bitcoin isn't good for money laundering.

https://m.stacker.news/18835

18 sats \ 4 replies \ @kepford 4 Mar

What strikes me so funny about this comment is that Taleb fans sound like cult followers in my experience.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 4 Mar

What really caught my eye wasn't that, it was the footnote.

Nassim Taleb said crypto was less trustworthy than the Mafia

He might have been referring to altcoins.

26 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 4 Mar

He may be but I don't think he separates bitcoin from crypto. Maybe he's referring to cryptography lol.

I can't overstate how disappointed I was in this man based on the friends of mine that think he's a genius. I'm not disappointed that he isn't a bitcoiner. I'm disappointed at how weak his reasons seem to be. It is very obvious his issues are more personal and ego related than logical. Covid mania broke him.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 4 Mar

I'm disappointed at how weak his reasons seem to be. It is very obvious his issues are more personal and ego related than logical.

this ^

There's a difference between being blind and not wanting to see.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 4 Mar

Exactly. The ego on this guy is something.

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