This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective …

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective parents, those trying to help are often hurting us the most. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.24, Random House
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This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective parents, those trying to help are often hurting us the most. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.24, Random House

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