Maestro Nassim Taleb’s latest volume of the INCERTO “Skin in the Game” is released stateside today, so I compiled a list of almost every time the mellow fellow has told people to fuck off on the Twitter. Because it will make you laugh and buy a very useful and enlightening book. 1. The first dispensation, in chronological order, is directed at Matt MacInnis, founder of an SFO startup, who appears to be a big fan because he still thanks NNT after being told off. MacInnis asks whether NNT has ever had a nuanced opinion on something, which is an imbecilic question (or a cheeky troll) if you have understood anything from the INCERTO. Once a subject is “understood” all the relevant nuance is incorporated, by definition. The word “nuance” is commonly used by BS vendors to weaken or co-opt legitimate opponents or to sneak their Base rubbish into legitimate research. NNT has a zero-tolerance policy for spineless compromise because compromise is a surrender to BS vendors. Hence, Minority Rule. why don’t you fuckoff and go follow some academic instead? — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) June 24, 2016 2. Next, someone appears to be trolling NNT regarding a translation of a proverb from Levantine/Syriac? by implying it’s just broken Arabic. NNT has been crusading (pun intended) against Arabism – the pseudoscientific myth that Levantine Semitic speakers are Arabs (they are genetically and culturally Meds, and their language is likely descended from Aramaic or another pre-Muslim Semitic language, not Arabic). The Maestro says he doesn’t speak Arabic and sends the impostor to pound sand in the Nejd. It is not Arabic I don’t use Arabic but Levantine. Now fuckoff. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) August 6, 2016 3. In a related tweet, NNT explains that the Eastern Mediterranean was part of the … Continue reading Almost Every Time Nassim Taleb Told Someone to Fuck Off on the Twitter