> High praise for autocrats? Criticizing the leaders liberal west as intrinsically defective? Observations on “renting” women to f*? It’s all much too boorish, and _it gets in the way_ of some really solid ideas.
I notice that you disagree with his conclusions, not with his logic or arguments that he uses to come to those conclusions.
If you think that his conclusions are incorrect (which, btw, is mostly my viewpoint as well), can you point in the direct location in his logic where he makes a mistake? Or an axiomatic assumption that he uses that you don't agree with?
I notice that you disagree with his conclusions,
not with his logic or arguments
I don't know about the autocrats and liberal west, but I did read the linked article far enough to get to 'never buy when you can rent the three "Fs" '
In that paragraph I can't really see any explicit "logic or arguments".
Or more precisely, I can put a bunch of words into Taleb's mouth to convert that paragraph into an argument taking small steps and supported by statements of fact; but even the strongest interpretation I can come up with seems so weak it would look like I was attacking a straw man.
Perhaps denom didn't dispute Taleb's logic because it isn't stated clearly enough for him to do so?
I notice that you disagree with his conclusions, not with his logic or arguments that he uses to come to those conclusions.
If you think that his conclusions are incorrect (which, btw, is mostly my viewpoint as well), can you point in the direct location in his logic where he makes a mistake? Or an axiomatic assumption that he uses that you don't agree with?