Michael Fielding Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 I just finished reading Antifragile by Nassim Taleb. It's an excellent book and explains why statism and modern banking are inherently fragile to risk, and introduces the concept of 'antifragility' (things that get better with a little disorder/uncertainty) which fits hand in hand with anarchy. Bottom-up, evolutionary tinkering is the only way to build an antifragile society, top-down structures are always fragile, and given how unpredictable this universe is, we should try to avoid fragility. I'd love to hear your thoughts on antifragility and how it relates to philosophy. I'm starting to see its implications everywhere. Here's a 1hr podcast with Nassim Taleb discussing the book on EconTalk: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/01/taleb_on_antifr.html
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