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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4.0

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Real review at some point but, short version: Taleb describes systems that get stronger from volatility and mistreatment ("to a point"), and compares them with our tendency to plan and predict and generally design systems that break down when things don't go according to plan. There is a lot of insightful stuff in here, and some excellent unconventional thinking, and/but his writing style is a bit glib and can get in the way of his point being made. Sometimes.