Almost read all of it within the same day.
It’s rare that I feel inclined to highlight a book as much as I did this one. I love how principled this man is and how he doesn’t shy away from having strong opinions to appease others. His polemics are logical and many are answered in other essays, articles, and scientific papers; some of which I’ve read. Even if you dislike Taleb as a person, I happen to like him, you should offer a charitable look at his ideas and judge them by their rigor, and not “shoot the messenger.” I realize this is book 5 of his Incerto series, but toward the end he acknowledges each book is essentially standalone and can be read and accessed at any time interchangeably. I liked his constant reference to other Incerto books as it further enticed me to read them. This book is chock full of philosophy, history, aphorisms, logos, risk management, “take downs,” and funny asides aplenty. Highly recommended and one of my new favorites. 5/5

My favorite chapters:
CH 2 - The Most Intolerant Wins
CH 6 - The Intellectual Yet Idiot
CH 13 - The Merchandising of Virtue
CH 19 - The Logic of Risk Taking

Favorite concepts explored:
Scientism
Naive Rationalism
Agency Problem
Green Lumber Fallacy
Lindy Effect
Ergodicity
Via Negativa