People feel deep anxiety finding out that someone they thou… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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People feel deep anxiety finding out that someone they thought was stupid is actually more intelligent than they are.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1 January 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon) is an essayist, epistemologist, researcher, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

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People feel deep anxiety finding out that someone they thought was stupid is actually more intelligent than they are. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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