100% due to Saifedean. I'm now convinced Taleb believed in bitcoin without doing even 100 hours work. He just likely believed Saif. Then when they had their feud he flipped and it is now personal for him.

He is so full of pride he has a mental block. No interest in learning or even making solid arguments. Its so obvious.

I remember a buddy of mine sending me a piece written by Taleb supposedly taking down bitcoin... I laughed so many times. My friend bought bitcoin early and sold it all in 2017 at the top. He asked me what I thought of Taleb's arguments. I told him it sounds like someone that hasn't even spent 100 hours studying it.

Bitcoin exposes people in many ways. Not just those of us that use it, but those that oppose it. Taleb is a believer in the systems that run the world today. He's of the same mind as Buffet on money and centralized control. Pretty wild to watch.

You would think and I know this is crazy sounding but if you are trying to cultivate a following you wouldn't say such stupid stuff about how you do not care if it goes to a million. At the end of the day he is a salesman with his book and his ideas and he defeats these with idiotic comments like this.