When you beat up someone physically, you get excercise and stress reli…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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When you beat up someone physically, you get excercise and stress relief; when you assault him verbally on the Internet, you just harm yourself. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, p.73, Random House
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When you beat up someone physically, you get excercise and stress relief; when you assault him verbally on the Internet, you just harm yourself. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, p.73, Random House

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