Showing posts with label Nassim Taleb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nassim Taleb. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Nassim Taleb (author of Black Swan) on Occupy Wall Street

I have thought about writing on Occupy Wall Street movement for a while but haven't found a good illustration for my point. Occupy Wall Street is a movement which I think has a good foundation of actually changing something and this is because it affects us all. As Nassim Taleb puts it - banking bonuses are like an additional tax for regular people which increases inequality. The main problem with Occupy Wall Street though is the lack of clear and common message. Here's one of my favorite authors Nassim Taleb on Occupy Wall Street (13 minutes but worth to watch).