Mary Beard talks about being under attack from the alt.right, and Nassim Taleb's jumping into the fray, not on her side.
Look, I don't care how smart he might be in some areas - I think it is very clear from his twitter feed and many of essays that he has some serious personality issues. He's a thin skinned jerk, in other words.
The Atlantic had a look at the matter, and questions Taleb's reliance on DNA evidence.
Taleb is way over-rated. He either didn't read what Beard actually said or is very trumpian in cognitive abilities.
ReplyDeleteeither way he is best ignored