![]() The trader also emerged victorious from the 2008 crisis, attributing his results to a phenomenon called the Black Swan.Ĭomment: Taleb’s personality and work are highly controversial in scientific circles, but his achievements cannot be debated. Taleb accumulated a small fortune on the Black Friday of 1987, while others lost millions. I don’t know almost anything about crises, so I thought it was a good idea to read the book of a man who built his career on unexpected events. ![]() Most “experts”, in addition to not having personally experienced a crisis, are unaware of the uniqueness of the current situation. "I didn't predict, there was just a chance it would happen." - he said. Many asked Taleb how he was able to predict the attack on the Twin Towers. In Fooled by Randomness, Taleb discusses the likelihood of an airplane crashing into an office building, which, in the light of what had happened, could elevate the former Wall Street analyst to prophetic heights. ![]() His first book (Fooled by Randomness) was published the week before September 11, 2001. ![]() Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an American-Lebanese stock market analyst, option trader, statistician, and writer. ![]()
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