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Last Checked Oct. 15, 2021

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Mon Sep 27 16:27:26 +0000 2021

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

The final result, M. @AdamMGrant: compare above and below. Basically the paper is the closest thing to academic charlatanism. As well as you, "Adam the Charlatan" @AdamMGrant. Will do a write-up. https://t.co/na1ZRVKOsH — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 27, 2021

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

M. @AdamMGrant's answer to my technical Q wasn't technical. Reversed engineered what they did. R^2 is effectively ZERO since the distribution of free time is ASYMMETRIC, skewed right & the quadratic term depends on the RIGHT TAIL where realizations are rare & the most volatile. https://t.co/cQTgQ2SNhs — PolitiTweet.org

Adam Grant @AdamMGrant

A red flag of arrogance is seeing flaws in everyone's ideas but your own. You strive to prove your intelligence by… https://t.co/3Hnb2TwKp7

Posted Sept. 27, 2021

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

Summary of results. Lesson: where R^2 is too low there is no margin for errors and/or bullshit. https://t.co/olwlPU9QgT — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 27, 2021

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