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14130492 No.14130492 [Reply] [Original]

>Taleb is probably the only writer from the Near East today that will be immortalised

Are a lot of good works in the Middle East hidden behind a language barrier?

>> No.14130717

they're too busy blowing themselves up to write anything worthwhile desu

Taleb excepted of course, he is bae

>> No.14130975

>>14130717
I have a feeling theres a lot of talented writers yet to make a mark on the international stage in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and maybe, Israel

>> No.14131006

>>14130975
oh (((Israel))) is making a mark

>> No.14131022

>DUUUUUDDDEEE WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY I THOUGHT LEBANON WAS A MULTICULTURAL UTOPIA BUT THEN IT EXPLODED INTO CIVIL WAR AND I REALIZED THAT SOMETIMES BAD THINGS HAPPEN
Wow that's quite the insight, Nassim.

>> No.14131037
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First notable Phoenician philosopher

>> No.14131077

>>14130492
He won't be remembered even 100 years from now.

>> No.14131947

>>14131037
Based

>> No.14131952

>>14130492
>immortalizing an arab writer

yea, no. mohammad fucked the world up plenty

>> No.14131959

>>14131022
>bad things happen
people who need to "realise" that aren't 'people'...

>> No.14131996

>>14130492
Taleb has disgraced himself with his recent tantrums on IQ. Angry that he's not white. "Muh nonlinearities! IQ doesn't predict income because 100 billionaires skew the results! Muh fat tails! Well, yes... IQ DOES do a great job of separating subhumans from productive citizens... you are BLOCKED"

>> No.14132026

>>14130492
Whats so good about this guy? I see him shilled here all the time

>> No.14132033

>>14131996
>IQ DOES do a great job of separating subhumans from productive citizens you are BLOCKED

well, just a dramatic homo

>> No.14132041

He truly has earned his rightful place among the greatest Arab scholars of all time.

>> No.14132042

>>14132026
He's the best arab self-help author and pop economist on the planet

>> No.14132874

>>14131996
he literally only hates it because lebanon is like 82 IQ on average

>> No.14133398

>>14132041
You mean Phoenican, BS-vendor.

>> No.14133552

I like him, one of the few modern writers that I pay attention to.

>> No.14133555

>>14132041
IMBECILE

>> No.14133828

>>14131952
He's an Orthodox Christian.

>> No.14133835

>>14130492
Is he at least a few tiers above Jordan B.[enzodiazepine] Peterson?

>> No.14133853

>>14130492
Why is this Arab man so shilled on here? Aren't his writings about statistics and financial markets? What does he have to do with lit? Go shill him on biz or somewhere relevant.

>> No.14134596

>>14133853
This

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>>14133853
>>14134596

Dr. Taleb is Phoenician.

>> No.14134603

>>14133828
So? There are many Orthodox Christians who are Arab. Are you one of those fools that assumes Arab=Muslim? The majority of muslims are not even Arab.

>> No.14134617

>>14134603
Taleb isn't an Arab. He's Phoenician. Arabs and Phoenicians are not the same.

>> No.14134626

>>14134617
He has some Arab blood without a doubt. That nose doesn't lie.

>> No.14134627

>>14133853
I want to know too. He doesn't seem interesting at all. At least all the other shitty memes that get shilled are interesting. The Taleb shilling is super forced.

>> No.14134629
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>>14134596
>Phoenician
Yes and this man is "Persian".

Taleb's ancestors took a lot of Arab cock but he can keep calling himself "Phoenician".

>> No.14134637

>>14134600
Who cares about his filthy impure origins? Answer the question. WHY IS HE SHILLED ON HERE?

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>>14134600
>>14134617

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>>14134641
Phoenicians do not originate in North Africa, imbecile.
>>14134626
No, he has Phoenician and Greek blood.

>> No.14134662

>>14130492
My cousin is Iranian and she was shortlisted for the booker man. The fuck are you crying about?

>> No.14134694

>>14134662
Present-day Iranians can be from Persian origins, but obviously Herr Professor Doktor Ahmadinejad is not one of them. If I were to venture a guess, I would say he's a Jew.

>> No.14134695

>>14134662
>being shortlisted for the lgbt olympics is on the same order as canonical immortalization
ok

>> No.14134708

>>14134655
>No, he has Phoenician and Greek blood.
Cope, Ahmed.

>> No.14134721

>>14134694
>Present-day Iranians can be from Persian origins
Do you people have eyes? Look at Taleb, Ahmadinejad, etc. They look like fucking Arabs. Maybe they had phoenician/persian ancestors hundreds of years ago but that's not what they are.

I'm sorry, but it's time to face reality. Be mad at Muhammad and his followers for fucking that phoeneican pussy and breeding them out.

>> No.14134737

>>14134721
Exactly. My great grandmother x5 was Native American. I don't go around calling myself Navajo.

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>>14134721
I agree with you, that's why I said can be, not that all of them are. For example compare pic related to >>14134629
It's obvious they are from different origins.

>> No.14134781

>>14134695
Alright I’ll concede on that point, you’re right

>> No.14134796

>>14134737
IMBECILE. The Lebanese are direct descendants of the Phoenicians.
>>14134708
I'm white, unlindy IYI.

>> No.14134844

Is someone here going to tell me that a guy who argues with random people on twitter about his nationality is a great mind?

Can someone explain to me what is the different between the term or word anti-fragile and resilience?

>> No.14134904

>>14134844
Ignoring that the definition of "thing" is not "!opposedthing", anti-fragility is a frame work for processes that create resiliency against chaotic system - it is not itself resiliency.
You should deeply consider your own status as a brainlet before you critique anyone else.

>> No.14135043

>>14134769
That guys looks like he has Arab blood too. Not sure what you're saying?

>> No.14135056

>>14134796
>I'm white
Arabs aren't white, Abdul.

>> No.14135137

>>14135043
>that question mark at the end of a statement
What I AM sure of is that you're either a female or a retard.

>> No.14135150

>>14135056
Italian and French Canadian descent isn't white?

>> No.14135870

>>14134629
He's absolutely Persian because Persians are brown.
>>14134769
This is a Slavic rape slave descendant

>> No.14136437

taleb is funny

>> No.14137450
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>>14134844
>fragile - something unexpected happens, it breaks down
>anti-fragile - something unexpected happens, it becomes stronger than before
Resilient, in contrast to the previous two, would be neutral

>> No.14137793

>>14130492
A


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A


B

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>Taleb
>two guys roleplay "He's an arab" and "Imbecile! I- I mean Nassim is Phoenician! They are greek!"

>> No.14137964

Naguib Mahfouz and Sadegh Hedayat are canonized already, but, of course, this board does not read.

>> No.14138182

>>14134629
Fucking nitpicker IYI.

>> No.14139056

>>14137964
this

>> No.14139070

Am I on /his/?

>> No.14139206

Ummm sweetie phoenica is western not middle eastern

>> No.14139413

What's the deal with his problem about "nordics" saying that meds are "white" or whatever?

Almost nobody does this. It's all in his head.
"nords" know where the fuck they came from (for the most part) and that it's not Rome.