Jun 20, 2015zipread rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
The Black Swan: the Impact of the Highly Improbable --- by --- Nassim Nicholas Taled.
Somehow I was expecting something more interesting, something more accessible, something less dense, something with more substance. I can deal with philosophy (if it’s cut up into bite-sized morsels), I can deal with history. Financial stuff awash with theory and mental lines and graphs, on the other hand, makes my eyes glaze over as though in insulin-shock brought on by an overdose of jelly-filled doughnuts. The financial stuff always gives me the distinct impression the emperor’s wearing nary his skivvies. Swan is a little reminiscent of a dog that goes to lie down but must first go around and around. Except I wonder if Taleb will ever stop going around.
In desperation, I invoked the fifty page rule and decided it would be best to go on to some more pre-masticated form of entertainment.
With my apologies to all the Talebs out there: for sure they already knew they weren’t writing for the unwashed masses.
As for me: I'm going to wash up for supper.
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The Black Swan