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·
      10 months 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·
      10 months 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·
        10 months 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·
          10 months 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?