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Last Checked Dec. 3, 2022

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Mon Nov 21 12:10:30 +0000 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

Philology Du Jour; Klutz means ungainly, اهوج. From Yiddish קלאָץ (klots, also klats, "blockhead"). 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 21, 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

This klutz @paulg has a serious pbm w/second order effects (as seen in his platitudinous posts). These types of "predictions" are often self-fulfilling: by *publicly* telling millions to sell because of an upcoming drop, he is helping trigger a drop. Prices are nonlinear to vol. — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Graham @paulg

A person I have known for more than ten years, who I consider trustworthy, is convinced the cryptocurrency economy… https://t.co/z6BjmBkvvP

Posted Nov. 21, 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

One Twitter trick that will regret shd it collapse: you can read tweets in two languages, & practice both at the same time. For instance: set your base language to Greek, and look for Italian, Spanish, or Farsi tweets. Unfortunately, Latin cannot be the base language. https://t.co/HvjusQjguS — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 21, 2022 Just a Typo

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