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Last Checked Feb. 9, 2022

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Thu Jan 27 15:31:27 +0000 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

@hugowiz Ugo, it is the MOST EFFECTIVE way to save lives, all other measures are tiny in comparison. It is just like chemotherapy. Not 100% effective, just the most effective. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 27, 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

"Central State intervention is like medicine. You don't use it to just use it, for marginal betterment. But when it saves lives, you must use it. And it must be always there and prepared to serve such a purpose." In other words, the State's central role is for tail risks. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TFestenberg @nntaleb @nntaleb has often wrote that the state has a role in extreme situations. The same goes for i… https://t.co/lznoDjuXri

Posted Jan. 27, 2022

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Turns out Antifragile predicted 10 years ago that idiots would misinterpret it claiming that all interventions are bad. Science is hard. https://t.co/s4T5uhAkTF — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 27, 2022

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