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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Another point I really enjoyed was the argument against our meritocratic myth. That moronic fairy tale precludes us from having frank discussions about everything from racism to inequality.
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I could swear that many years ago we had a prolonged argument about meritocracy with you insisting on it. Hm. Maybe it was someone else.
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Anyone raising that should be given this book along with a copy of Fooled by Randomness.
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Surely there are ways of exposing people to the concept of randomness without subjecting anyone to Taleb. He is insufferable.
