Reading Antifragile by Nassim Taleb was eye-opening for me. I turn to the concepts of the book whenever I feel unsure about a decision or opinion.

    • Today@lemmy.world
      102·
      1 year ago

      I don’t think you deserve the downvotes and attacks. I believe they’re from people who think everyone who reads the bible is a right wing religious fanatic. Same as the people who think everyone who reads the Koran is a jihadist, which ironically tends to be…

    • Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      114·
      1 year ago

      I came here to say that. Sorry about the abuse you’re about to take. But we deserve it apparently. Sins of the fathers or “people like us” or something, I guess.

      You literally only said “The Bible” and I already saw some frothing.

      • Chariotwheel@kbin.social
        122·
        1 year ago

        Chill.

        The day has barely begun. Gotta go to the morning stoning first. Pushy people like you make us regular baby brain bashers look like weirdos.

        • Diplomjodler@feddit.de
          26·
          1 year ago

          Sorry. So at what point do we lust after our lovers, whose genitals are like those of donkeys and whose emission are like that of a horse?