# ![@nntaleb Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::381289719.png) @nntaleb Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb posts on X about if you, money, the most, gold the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  12.21% [finance](/list/finance)  #1520 [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  8.14% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  2.91% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  2.91% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  1.16% [currencies](/list/currencies)  1.16% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.58%

**Social topic influence**
[if you](/topic/if-you) 5.23%, [money](/topic/money) 4.07%, [the most](/topic/the-most) #3676, [gold](/topic/gold) 3.49%, [israel](/topic/israel) #3137, [books](/topic/books) #424, [swan](/topic/swan) #84, [mon](/topic/mon) #1896, [me in](/topic/me-in) #771, [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) #5356

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@grok](/creator/undefined) [@skepticalstud](/creator/undefined) [@waspysynth](/creator/undefined) [@cremieuxrecueil](/creator/undefined) [@themuslimtheist](/creator/undefined) [@amerassaleh](/creator/undefined) [@muraliswayambu](/creator/undefined) [@joeshipman](/creator/undefined) [@jihadwatchrs](/creator/undefined) [@skinnyvin1](/creator/undefined) [@wyomingiliad](/creator/undefined) [@ofer_rubin](/creator/undefined) [@satyakir](/creator/undefined) [@gregoresate](/creator/undefined) [@paulskallas](/creator/undefined) [@bilallaturca_](/creator/undefined) [@joe_shipman](/creator/undefined) [@doctoromene](/creator/undefined) [@davidandersonjd](/creator/undefined) [@satyaki_r](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"This is Evil. Evil. Evil. Israel confiscates U.S. doctor's baby formula"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1940407307906732174)  2025-07-02T13:48Z 1.1M followers, 460.4K engagements


"EPSTEIN FILES At this point not only can we be confident that there is a conspiracy but worse we can also be confident that those who claim that there is no conspiracy are part of the conspiracy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017547348105134196)  2026-01-31T10:35Z 1.1M followers, 1.1M engagements


"Conclusive evidence that cyclists live longer. https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxlooHO2K1grbFaHGJgSn2zEVxWnmkD9lusi=vRwo3_Ynb-0oZk2j https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxlooHO2K1grbFaHGJgSn2zEVxWnmkD9lusi=vRwo3_Ynb-0oZk2j"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019823006215004497)  2026-02-06T17:18Z 1.1M followers, 66.9K engagements


"@grok @kineyDE @DagobertIX @cremieuxrecueil Grok mon ami stop being stupid. You cannot talk "causal" and "correlation .1" in the same breath since a move of [--] Sigma in X results in move of .1 sigma in Y + NOISE. Correct yourself and inform that retard @KirkegaardEmil that his turn is next"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020852427872670124)  2026-02-09T13:28Z 1.1M followers, 67.7K engagements


"Few realize that for decades the Vatican refused to recognize the State of Israel occupation of the Holy Land and the [----] expulsion of its natives (Christians & Muslims). Until some lobbying took place. But even then. It was only because of the Oslo accords which turned out to be bad faith on the part of Israel. Pope Leo calls for a two state solution and an end to the humanitarian crisis to the Palestinian people in their own land. https://t.co/VPbL3NcXXT Pope Leo calls for a two state solution and an end to the humanitarian crisis to the Palestinian people in their own land."  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021779116417282395)  2026-02-12T02:51Z 1.1M followers, 400.4K engagements


"Today I flew to New York City for a Catholic funeral a very sad day (more later when I can muster the strength). At the wake I could not manage to get joyful. Then I had a conversation with the priest a Jesuit. Jesuits are formidable intellects. There is hope"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021786631691436197)  2026-02-12T03:21Z 1.1M followers, 289.8K engagements


"If you don't get why between [----] and [----] I turned down exactly [--] requests to be on his podcast this will provide a succinct explanation. I'm reading a book a week in [----]. Classics sci-fi nonfiction or anything people highly recommend. I'll keep adjusting the list. Start on Monday done by Sunday. Might make lowkey videos of takeaways. If you want to read along the current list is here: https://t.co/hYCs1pvLiZ https://t.co/7JTKx9wYEj I'm reading a book a week in [----]. Classics sci-fi nonfiction or anything people highly recommend. I'll keep adjusting the list. Start on Monday done by"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1609576801168228352)  2023-01-01T15:46Z 1.1M followers, 11.5M engagements


"Let me be blunt. Those who are afraid of AI feel deep down that they are impostors & have no edge. If you have a 1) clear mind 2) a deep not just cosmetic undertanding of your specialty 3) and/or are original enough to reinvent yourself when needed AI will be your friend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1642241685823315972)  2023-04-01T19:05Z 1.1M followers, 2.3M engagements


"Never threaten when angry Never promise when joyful Never plan when gloomy Never reply when tired Never buy when euphoric"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1675248818739134464)  2023-07-01T21:03Z 1.1M followers, 1.1M engagements


"I still don't know what lead to "success". But I know what leads to insuccess: a temperament of complaint the mentality of permanent victimhood and the collective and individual propensity for lamentation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1677785958404456449)  2023-07-08T21:05Z 1.1M followers, 1.3M engagements


"As much as you can personally intellectually & morally dislike Trump a news outlet that promotes a given candidate over another becomes automatically PROPAGANDA. Half of Donald Trump's former cabinet members have refused to endorse him. The most senior Republican senator calls him despicable. Both his former chief-of-staff and former head of the joint chiefs call him a fascist. We are endorsing Kamala Harris https://t.co/KTEOw4E8Y4 👇 Half of Donald Trump's former cabinet members have refused to endorse him. The most senior Republican senator calls him despicable. Both his former"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1853425911472828576)  2024-11-04T13:15Z 1.1M followers, 674K engagements


"Dear enemies detractors libellers university rats genocide propagandists ethnic cleansing & baby murder promoters & label conscious Davos midwits it also happens that #Antifragility is the most influential 21st C. concept. Dear enemiesThe Black Swan is now the most influential (that is discussed/mentioned) 21st C book. While almost all books have a half-life between [--] and [--] months it does not appear to have a half-life. #Lindy Same with other [--] books in the Incerto. Graph is US only https://t.co/eUYGTPtMTJ Dear enemiesThe Black Swan is now the most influential (that is discussed/mentioned)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1930316510636966327)  2025-06-04T17:31Z 1.1M followers, 3.2M engagements


"Israel just assassinated [--] Lebanese Shiite architects involved in reconstruction of the destroyed residences at their border. They realized it is more effective to kill architects than fighters. Something is profoundly disgusting about that state --and its supporters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1973705262663131289)  2025-10-02T11:02Z 1.1M followers, 351.2K engagements


"@AmerAssaleh There is more. Aside from the invitations to parties Epstein tried & failed to meet me in his mansion in Feb 2015"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017583567585366314)  2026-01-31T12:59Z 1.1M followers, 3.8M engagements


"@joe_shipman We also knew Madoff was a fraud but people won't believe me if I say it now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017738858977190255)  2026-01-31T23:16Z 1.1M followers, 143.9K engagements


"@polanskydj Because the author of Fooled by Randomness finds censorship manipulation lobbying propaganda control lies fake-negociations INJUSTICE colonialism faades the warping of democracy & treating regular people as cattle totally acceptable. Fuck you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019446992791871817)  2026-02-05T16:24Z 1.1M followers, 80.3K engagements


"Note that there were bigger frictions intra-Muslim sects (Shiites Alawites etc.) and intra-Christian sects than between Muslim & Jews"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020205559593701691)  2026-02-07T18:38Z 1.1M followers, 35.4K engagements


"I've seen Degen make here and there similar mistakes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022783824556363836)  2026-02-14T21:23Z 1.1M followers, 16.3K engagements


"The NYT is in bad faith: any other leader (or NYT journalist) would have cowered on the floor. Trump exhibited exceptional physical courage; recognize the fact even if you disagree with the politics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1812450717719834841)  2024-07-14T11:34Z 1.1M followers, 870.2K engagements


"Told the BBC to fuck off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1937804803515777278)  2025-06-25T09:27Z 1.1M followers, 512.3K engagements


"The only people who think there is no genocide are: 1- Those committing the genocide 2- Governments controlled by those committing the genocide 3- Psychopathic friends of those commiting the genodice 4- Retards. It's official. It's genocide. It's official. It's genocide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1962571574260715550)  2025-09-01T17:41Z 1.1M followers, 765.8K engagements


"We have evidence of Jews coexisting with Muslims for [----] years without the problems of the West. Until the Zionist aggression. The situation in the territories of the Ottoman Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem and the British Mandate for Palestine: Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld taught that exile is like a hospital redemption comes from Hashem through justice righteousness and Torah not force or power. He https://t.co/dZb5mnzaUs The situation in the territories of the Ottoman Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem and the British Mandate for Palestine: Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld taught that exile is like a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020183234395730165)  2026-02-07T17:09Z 1.1M followers, 170.6K engagements


"I am not saying these studies are strong; just saying be careful in the absence of a condition necessitating risk taking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021772002806444071)  2026-02-12T02:23Z 1.1M followers, 45.5K engagements


"People are not getting that Akbar is like "grandissimo" is not comparative does not mean "greater than" because it would be blasphemous to admit there are other gods. (and contradict "La ilah illa allah")"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022002303252017242)  2026-02-12T17:38Z 1.1M followers, 38K engagements


"(note that I happen to read all [--] languages so it is not so easy to fuck with me)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022051145049575563)  2026-02-12T20:52Z 1.1M followers, 30.8K engagements


"@joe_shipman Yes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022784396315496798)  2026-02-14T21:25Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"The minute you have an affiliation you are no longer to be trusted with your opinion. The patron saint of intellectuals Jean-Paul Sartre declined the Nobel Prize in Lit because did not want to be institutionalised. His opinions would reflect on the Nobel & vice versa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1280951246854279170)  2020-07-08T19:45Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"I am certain that Bill Gates would benefit from a few deadlifts a week & perhaps an annual cycling tour. But I am ready to bet that the coglione on the right has a *shorter* life expectancy. PS- One of the mistakes I've made was promoting Mangan before realizing he was a quack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1620393080955473923)  2023-01-31T12:06Z 1.1M followers, 430.6K engagements


"A prophetic book I just found in my parent's library titled (tr.) When China Wakes Up. the World Will Shiver. [--] years ago a French diplomat thought dynamically in a world lacking in clarity of mind. I read it as a child. Today play the same exercise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1713112947436777807)  2023-10-14T08:42Z 1.1M followers, 426.4K engagements


"How ChatGPT answers questions when it has no idea about the answer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1806118775319560525)  2024-06-27T00:14Z 1.1M followers, 158.6K engagements


"The current version of the Zionist state requires it to be more and more of a killing machine. Let me repeat: more and more of a killing machine just to exist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1936014605823713780)  2025-06-20T10:53Z 1.1M followers, 293.2K engagements


"No. That's a decade old. Bitcoin turned out to NOT be a currency. It is an electronic tulip perhaps; not a currency. "Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government something necessary and imperative." - @nntaleb "Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government something necessary and imperative." - @nntaleb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1943677511373668655)  2025-07-11T14:23Z 1.1M followers, 635.1K engagements


"This cyclist friend of mine who asks me to post on X on his behalf (he is shy) got a call from the lover of the now married ex-mistress of his dermatologist to let him know that he is going to vote against Trump at the midterm elections. He will also take Tylenol next accident"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1971220827350970710)  2025-09-25T14:30Z 1.1M followers, 63.1K engagements


"Soon I will no longer need to correct stuff. @Grok is more coherent than humans now correctly representing my ideas (as they did with those of Mark Spitznagel); same with Grokipedia. It understood the perpetual mining fragility argument"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1996923435981607295)  2025-12-05T12:43Z 1.1M followers, 124.2K engagements


"@Alan_Couzens How about general health"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2001744841156239734)  2025-12-18T20:02Z 1.1M followers, 23.6K engagements


"People are brainwashed by Hasbara to not expect the highest ranking Shiite cleric to honor Christmas (and Christians) and celebrate our Lord's message. #JesusChrist was sent to save humanity from ignorance & oppression & to guide them to the light of knowledge justice & servitude to God. He never paused in his fight against evil & in invitation to goodness. This is a lesson for Christians & Muslims believing in his prophethood. #JesusChrist was sent to save humanity from ignorance & oppression & to guide them to the light of knowledge justice & servitude to God. He never paused in his fight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2004203330508411168)  2025-12-25T14:51Z 1.1M followers, 181.3K engagements


"+ Bailing out the banks. + Droning civilians at weddings. + Turning Libya into hell. + Trying to nudge & manipulate citizens w/Cass Sunstein & Richard Thaler. + Making IYIs fashionable. +Crypto Israeli goon. + Perfect empty suit looks the part but devoid of substance. What will Barack Obama be remembered for https://t.co/PpVBy9DJnz What will Barack Obama be remembered for https://t.co/PpVBy9DJnz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2004687363654779013)  2025-12-26T22:54Z 1.1M followers, 445.2K engagements


"2025 Defended Palestinians & Justice The B Swan & Antifragile back on the NYT bestseller list (18 & [--] y later) YET I was warned of a boycott Co-taught a course at @AUB_Lebanon publ. 2+ papers (1 genetics [--] probability) Made yuge on AU/AG (easy trade) Read a loooot Detected BS in History https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2005303460208549898 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2005303460208549898"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2005303460208549898)  2025-12-28T15:42Z 1.1M followers, 160.2K engagements


"@iosif_lazaridis You know that sample R50 is closely related possibly an ancestor My subclade is downstream from J-Y134209 (his)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2013349985178304541)  2026-01-19T20:36Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"This friend of mine was about to sell some of his gold holdings until he saw this. The big news from Davos is that the luxury hookers have stopped accepting Bitcoin but are happy to take Gold bars and DRAM sticks. https://t.co/0Di2mhfEbe The big news from Davos is that the luxury hookers have stopped accepting Bitcoin but are happy to take Gold bars and DRAM sticks. https://t.co/0Di2mhfEbe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2013971351636156823)  2026-01-21T13:46Z 1.1M followers, 272.2K engagements


"3 SIMPLE RULES TO SUCCEED IN LIFE [--] Never take risks for NO return [--] Beware the hindsight bias (pic was early Covid) [--] Never bite hands that fed you REVERSE model @GuruAnaerobic [--] yo still scraping by & leeching on rich people plagiarizing betraying obsessing smearing "  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2015052674991874155)  2026-01-24T13:22Z 1.1M followers, 181.4K engagements


"No @Grok mon ami. The analogy is false. Very false. Very very false. You are falling into the approximation fallacy. There is a non-zero probability of picking a grain of salt. "Almost surely" means there is exactly ZERO probability of doing so both in theory AND practice. @nicklinsmayer @TheFousche @nntaleb Imagine probability like picking a random spot on a huge beach. Probability [--] ("almost surely") means something happens everywhere except maybe one tiny grain of sandbasically it always happens in practice. The thread debates this: one post said prob [--] allows real failures @nicklinsmayer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2015240187471651233)  2026-01-25T01:47Z 1.1M followers, 271.7K engagements


"Grok learns a bit locally then relapses into clichs largely because the # of BS discussions on math by bullshitters exceeds rigorous texts particularly for measure theory/probability. No corrective learning in the scientific sense @Grok mon ami are you getting my point @grok @GregBronaghan Grok you are slipping again repeating "limits of math" like an uneducated liberal arts major. This does not reveal the limit of math because in the real world we deal with finite matters NOT infinitesimals and you need infinitesimals to construct mathematical objects. @grok @GregBronaghan Grok you are"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2015539730427900180)  2026-01-25T21:38Z 1.1M followers, 101.9K engagements


"FOR THOSE NOT GETTING IT Japan was borrowing for free 1st in the ZIRP sequence. Possible to keep paying debt with debt. As interest rates rise they will need to accelerate borrowing hence more borrowing. Like short gamma FRAGILITY. Same for the US. We pay [--] T in intrst"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2015845098223780180)  2026-01-26T17:51Z 1.1M followers, 52K engagements


"Now up 100% Silver up 350% Trump is not stopping getting no signal. Calligolino Trump's trade: Gold the new reserve currency a flight away from US assets up 35% ag. the dollar. I don't think anyone ever managed to destroy a country as switfly as Trump is doing it. PS- I am very very long gold/silver. https://t.co/KhaMvBbhBM Calligolino Trump's trade: Gold the new reserve currency a flight away from US assets up 35% ag. the dollar. I don't think anyone ever managed to destroy a country as switfly as Trump is doing it. PS- I am very very long gold/silver. https://t.co/KhaMvBbhBM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016487361337544894)  2026-01-28T12:23Z 1.1M followers, 339.5K engagements


"The Shekel of Tyre. via @YouTube https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxnENryG49XJPJRSMm8E9E3AbbI5i7eFh7si=jBltpMXWl_LlhLNf https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxnENryG49XJPJRSMm8E9E3AbbI5i7eFh7si=jBltpMXWl_LlhLNf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016520025071358080)  2026-01-28T14:33Z 1.1M followers, 53.4K engagements


"I redid my CV and listed "butter" as interest. Hope it works this time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016646173977608224)  2026-01-28T22:54Z 1.1M followers, 159K engagements


"To note: His body fat percentage 20% (largely frm low muscle mass) shd infuriate bro-science retarditos & incels. Unlike oth case study of octo w/ VO2max50 (w/a pacemaker) no arrhythmia. He started late (65). 30% of lifelong endurance have *some* cardiac wear & tear. Scientists just tested the fittest 81-year-old in the world - highest VO2 max ever recorded for an [--] y.o. (52.8 ml/kg/min - equivalent to average 20-year-olds) - world record for [--] km run in his age group (04:47:39) - world record for the marathon in his age group (03:39:10) https://t.co/9UaYJ2XjWP Scientists just tested the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016792508269768883)  2026-01-29T08:36Z 1.1M followers, 172.3K engagements


"Wittgenstein's ruler: are you using the ruler to measure the table or the table to measure the ruler Glad to see that the same @tunguz clown who called me a midtard also said this about Ed Witten: "when it comes to Physics he's a total idiot."🤣 He hasn't blocked me yet but hopefully this will be fixed in the near future https://t.co/u9gcLplWG3 Glad to see that the same @tunguz clown who called me a midtard also said this about Ed Witten: "when it comes to Physics he's a total idiot."🤣 He hasn't blocked me yet but hopefully this will be fixed in the near future https://t.co/u9gcLplWG3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016866988312924504)  2026-01-29T13:32Z 1.1M followers, 56.2K engagements


"NEW FILTER A sterile book or article is one that leaves no descendants and generates no further work. Almost all books are sterile"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016900430639616101)  2026-01-29T15:45Z 1.1M followers, 70.2K engagements


"MACRO In a long financial career I've focused on derivatives (convexity) & reverse tail risk. Only handful of large "macro" trades w/rule ONLY when signal is very very high. Gold/Silver (current position held for a while added over time) Short Long bonds during ZIRP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016912359558938795)  2026-01-29T16:32Z 1.1M followers, 269K engagements


"SILVER RULE & AGEISM There is a high probability that sociopaths like @normonics time-blind enough to not realize that they too will age will end up 1) poor 2) sickly 3) bitter 4)abandoned 4) w/children turned woke/communists 5) & insulted by younger time-blind sociopaths"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016947610272354399)  2026-01-29T18:52Z 1.1M followers, 132.1K engagements


"2/ There is a chapter on time-blindness in THE LYDIAN STONE in connection with the logic of triage & disproportionate respect for the elders in Chinese and Mediterranean cultures. THe retrospective distortion is another fact of Time Blindness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2016948437661675559)  2026-01-29T18:55Z 1.1M followers, 43.7K engagements


"An effective way to travel: 21kg/46lbs (please please don't tell the airline) up to [-----] steps on both airports (part. w/connection) some stairs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017178530547638332)  2026-01-30T10:10Z 1.1M followers, 164.7K engagements


""Voil un homme" Goethe tried to learn Arabic. https://t.co/ZThBM6wvDj Goethe tried to learn Arabic. https://t.co/ZThBM6wvDj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017368502756053284)  2026-01-30T22:45Z 1.1M followers, 102.4K engagements


"Palestinian Christians particularly the Orthodox are genetically the closest people to ancient Israelites practically identical genetically. Orthodox Christians in Palestine year [----]. In [----] during the Nakba ethnic cleansing Zionist militias displaced [-----] Palestinian Christians. They destroyed and forced the closure of [--] Christian churches half of which were Orthodox. https://t.co/BASrRa8NN2 Orthodox Christians in Palestine year [----]. In [----] during the Nakba ethnic cleansing Zionist militias displaced [-----] Palestinian Christians. They destroyed and forced the closure of [--] Christian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017553941429379505)  2026-01-31T11:01Z 1.1M followers, 128.5K engagements


"@Satyaki_R @digvijoy_c That is for distances (actually STD is a square root but still) not for payoff when your instrument is convex. Mean deviation (L1) is more stable and can exist under infinite variance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017559736107815187)  2026-01-31T11:25Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"Using Grok to correct Gemini AI contra AI. @nntaleb @Satyaki_R @digvijoy_c Yes Gemini's phrasing errs by implying Hilbert (L) and Banach (L) are distinct categories. All Hilbert spaces are Banach spaces (complete normed) but not conversely. L is Hilbert (with inner product inducing squared metric) while L is Banach but not Hilbert. Your point @nntaleb @Satyaki_R @digvijoy_c Yes Gemini's phrasing errs by implying Hilbert (L) and Banach (L) are distinct categories. All Hilbert spaces are Banach spaces (complete normed) but not conversely. L is Hilbert (with inner product inducing squared"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017561596281634858)  2026-01-31T11:32Z 1.1M followers, 77.5K engagements


"Avoiding clannishness. I am a minority in both Lebanon & the U.S. (Greek-Orthodox in Leb Lebanese in the U.S.) & I learned a strong principle: avoid clannishness meaning overtly privileging people of your background over others. Clannishness causes resentment. Note 1: The G-O in Lebanon have it as an instinctive rule which is the reason they are considered the most neutral (if you ask any other community Shiite Druze Sunni Alawite Armenian which one do you prefer other than yours all say G-O except Maronites). Note 2: Wasps in America are the least clannish; I have many Wall Street anecdotes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017571844488822820)  2026-01-31T12:13Z 1.1M followers, 200.4K engagements


"@Gregoresate @AmerAssaleh Yes because I dropped a friend mathematician at his party in [----] saw the yuuuge mansion. The friend later told me that Epstein made a fortune "in options trading". We verified that it was bunk. So I shirked all association because I smelled a rat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017595803485822994)  2026-01-31T13:48Z 1.1M followers, 136.9K engagements


"Aside from being a mensch ("Voil un homme") Goethe was a genuine scholar by temperament. It is not just his voracious intellectual curiosity. One does not realize how difficult it is for beginners to write Arabic in cursive form without using joined blocks of letters. Goethe tried to learn Arabic. https://t.co/ZThBM6wvDj Goethe tried to learn Arabic. https://t.co/ZThBM6wvDj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017634376675143733)  2026-01-31T16:21Z 1.1M followers, 138.4K engagements


"The story with Madoff is similar but has a looot of details. A client (investor) sent me in [----] a file with all his trades asking us to replicate (it was legal since it was his account). We could not figure out how how Madoff consistently made money with no connection to any factor no tails nothing. So we told the client there was something fishy; most certainly laundering by some entity and wanted to stay away from Madoff (we did not dare mention the mob but were certain it was the mafia). He said that we were both "jealous" and unskilled then fired us and moved the funds to increase his"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017750875729445350)  2026-02-01T00:04Z 1.1M followers, 371.8K engagements


"2/What we saw was not exceptional. Ed Thorp look at the trades and saw that Madoff was making phantom transactions since some call strikes had tiny volume and he showed large transactions. But we all thought it was the mafia laundering money and investors were getting a piece of the risk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017761530570567808)  2026-02-01T00:46Z 1.1M followers, 104.4K engagements


"@soicals26838 @abdullaaltarak You seem quite thick in your mind The idea of "Arab origin" is a Zionist concept to say that Levantines hence Palestinians come from the Peninsula hence are not local but "invaders". It is one thing to speak Arabic and another to claim "Arab origin""  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017957003541237809)  2026-02-01T13:43Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"@joe_shipman We did warn privately all people we knew that they needed to be careful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018076083447328772)  2026-02-01T21:36Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"2/Tweet deleted or account suspended"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018631427223638381)  2026-02-03T10:23Z 1.1M followers, 12.8K engagements


"It means the figure is much higher. Actually it is technically the lower bound. Israel Surrenders To The Truth: Admits [-----] Killed In Gaza https://t.co/O2zH9ij7u6 Israel Surrenders To The Truth: Admits [-----] Killed In Gaza https://t.co/O2zH9ij7u6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018640558831661265)  2026-02-03T10:59Z 1.1M followers, 139.7K engagements


"3/ Another red flag: name dropping. Note that I called Davos IAND (International Association of Name Droppers). It doesn't mean one shd never mix with people one finds interesting. It is about being selective. Courtiers are only selective when it comes to status"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018661626485133529)  2026-02-03T12:23Z 1.1M followers, 43.4K engagements


"@RabeiWazzeh @LBCI_NEWS Farjina manshuratak l academiyye ya Dr. Ma 3am le2iyon la shuf khebertak"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018761397350650294)  2026-02-03T18:59Z 1.1M followers, [---] engagements


"Jeffrey Epstein was likely a Russian spy with his 'unprecedented paedophile scandal co-organised by Russian intelligence' Polish PM says https://t.co/KEusgLTKRN Jeffrey Epstein was likely a Russian spy with his 'unprecedented paedophile scandal co-organised by Russian intelligence' Polish PM says https://t.co/KEusgLTKRN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019033049351311523)  2026-02-04T12:59Z 1.1M followers, 132.9K engagements


"Since then silver did it again up 90% then down 35% another weeding out of the weak hand. SILVER: became volatile (up 150% ytd) so margin requirements went up because you know volatility. Leveraged longs were sharply reduced mostly "trend followers". Liquidations pushed the price down 10%& now there are fewer passengers on the trade. Still up week-on-week. https://t.co/qqgTMctjZf SILVER: became volatile (up 150% ytd) so margin requirements went up because you know volatility. Leveraged longs were sharply reduced mostly "trend followers". Liquidations pushed the price down 10%& now there are"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019035472769786036)  2026-02-04T13:09Z 1.1M followers, 169.4K engagements


"@theseriouslibrl @PeterAttiaMD @EricTopol Water wine coffee and normal food"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019064211758858475)  2026-02-04T15:03Z 1.1M followers, 21K engagements


"To make someone midly upset very upset tell him or her "why are you so upset about this""  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019408092253868461)  2026-02-05T13:49Z 1.1M followers, 64.9K engagements


"@_ZachFoster @DSPetolicchio That retard calls himself "Christian Conservative""  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019760960446013696)  2026-02-06T13:11Z 1.1M followers, 15.9K engagements


"@Satyaki_R The way you punish sociopaths is by making them obsessed envious and full of resentment with occasional jabs. Narcissists cannot bear any contusion to their ego. Guru Anabolic wakes up in the middle of the night with anger. Steroids tend to cause road rage. More TK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019762980120920286)  2026-02-06T13:19Z 1.1M followers, 32.3K engagements


"@SaadMaan15 *in Catholicism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020117945922277864)  2026-02-07T12:50Z 1.1M followers, 22.4K engagements


"@helin_drsaga @cremieuxrecueil Hey @grok explain to her ("Dr" seems ignorant) why you Grok are wrong MATHEMATICALLY as .1 correlation implies noise and can't do deterministic output"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020898960160776676)  2026-02-09T16:33Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"@CarriePrejean1 @ericmetaxas He is not getting that Zionism is exclusionary with it comes the displacement of natives from a land under a promise we Christians (Orthodox Catholics Anglicans) do not share THEOLOGICALLY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021333360317243700)  2026-02-10T21:20Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"Had no idea my Medium piece was published in Polish; nobody asked. Najnowsze papierowe @Najwazniejsze jak zwykle na poziomie👍. wietny tekst @nntaleb o nasyceniu zachodu ktre cementuje jego zmierzch. Generalnie cay numer to wartociowy aneks do 'Ziem jaowych' Kaplana. https://t.co/Qncow7fh4h Najnowsze papierowe @Najwazniejsze jak zwykle na poziomie👍. wietny tekst @nntaleb o nasyceniu zachodu ktre cementuje jego zmierzch. Generalnie cay numer to wartociowy aneks do 'Ziem jaowych' Kaplana. https://t.co/Qncow7fh4h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021588491633668278)  2026-02-11T14:13Z 1.1M followers, 26.2K engagements


"If you feel that you are in competition with anyone for anything you are a loser"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1991471539787825244)  2025-11-20T11:39Z 1.1M followers, 463.1K engagements


"@CarriePrejean1 @ericmetaxas Also Carrie you are responding to an imbecile making a straw man argument and false dichotomies: Exclusioanary Zionism vs murdering all Jews"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021334052624793859)  2026-02-10T21:22Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"Read a lot No. Be very very selective & vigilant. Promiscuous reading destroys one's noise-signal detector causes atrophy of critical thinking skills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1791789341880070222)  2024-05-18T11:14Z 1.1M followers, 1.7M engagements


"Every word he wrote must be interpreted in reverse. This is Orwellian. I have seen false information regarding France following the arrest of Pavel Durov. France is deeply committed to freedom of expression and communication to innovation and to the spirit of entrepreneurship. It will remain so. In a state governed by the rule of law I have seen false information regarding France following the arrest of Pavel Durov. France is deeply committed to freedom of expression and communication to innovation and to the spirit of entrepreneurship. It will remain so. In a state governed by the rule of law"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828100412047573104)  2024-08-26T16:01Z 1.1M followers, 871.1K engagements


"There is a toxic type of person to avoid the kind obsessed with hierarchy constantly ranking everyone: net worth IQ number of publicationsacademic titles & citations cycling FTP 5K running speed education etc. They are miserable & want you to be miserable too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1941082935312179449)  2025-07-04T10:33Z 1.1M followers, 614.1K engagements


"The point the FT editorial writer doesn't get is that gold is not bought by central banks because they like its color but because there is no current alternative reserve currency that satisfies the BRICS zone agenda. Assets in $ & have been frozen. The Financial Times is clueless. Why would central banks sell gold when theyre the ones buying it and their goal is to own much morehttps://t.co/5dLWd07Tdl The Financial Times is clueless. Why would central banks sell gold when theyre the ones buying it and their goal is to own much morehttps://t.co/5dLWd07Tdl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1977351416881549689)  2025-10-12T12:31Z 1.1M followers, 191K engagements


"Deriving pride from comparative accomplishments (cont. measuring oneself by relative position) is usually the mark of someone weak inept & insecure. But boasting a second-hand vicarious pride from the accomplishments of ones nation or tribe is the mark of a pure loser. --- Exception: counterpride as a response when some vicarious prider puts you & your tribe down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1994393704413483358)  2025-11-28T13:11Z 1.1M followers, 102.5K engagements


"FINALLY AI is killing academic games in finance & economics academics who play the system writing papers that have no meaning other than academic standing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1996233031774855396)  2025-12-03T15:00Z 1.1M followers, 314.8K engagements


"New paper coming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1996248497352282350)  2025-12-03T16:01Z 1.1M followers, 1.6M engagements


"1) If @charlesmurray knew ANY math at all he would have realized that [---] to [---] is a tail error (pple only correlate at .8 w/their own tests). 2) If @charlesmurray knew ANY mathematician at all he would have known (cf @davidbessis) that NO mathematician knows their "IQ". In a sufficiently advanced college math class lots of the [---] IQ kids have to drop out because they just can't learn the material whereas almost all the [---] kids can. In a history or literature class it's more subjective. My experience is that the [---] range though really In a sufficiently advanced college math class lots of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2010341084698927106)  2026-01-11T13:20Z 1.1M followers, 375.1K engagements


"By now [--] year olds can debunk his Hasbara bullet point bullshit getting less than [--] out of [--] would be a failure. Next wave [--] y.o. etc. In just a few sentences @TuckerCarlson offers up some of the most venal lies ever spoken about the State of Israel and the Jewish people: 1) tens of thousands of children have NOT been killed in Gaza. Almost half of those killed were Hamas members many others were adults In just a few sentences @TuckerCarlson offers up some of the most venal lies ever spoken about the State of Israel and the Jewish people: 1) tens of thousands of children have NOT been"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018479155281838350)  2026-02-03T00:18Z 1.1M followers, 107.2K engagements


"Looks at the type of logical contortions people use to whitewash crimes. Of course "defer capital gains" saves money in taxes. But any CPA paid $100 an hour would tell you that. The rigorous way is take the difference between the few bucks paid to an accountant & $150M for whatever it's worth Jeffrey Epstein's advice *really did* save Leon Black over $1 billion in taxes. i haven't seen anyone seriously dispute that. multiple things can be true at once for whatever it's worth Jeffrey Epstein's advice *really did* save Leon Black over $1 billion in taxes. i haven't seen anyone seriously dispute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019439647114268768)  2026-02-05T15:55Z 1.1M followers, 66.9K engagements


"Because the author of Fooled by Randomness finds GENOCIDE censorship manipulation lobbying propaganda control lies fake-negociations INJUSTICE colonialism displacement faades Aparteidthe warping of democracy & treating regular people as cattle totally acceptable. Fuck you. Imagine going back in time to tell a guy reading Fooled By Randomness that the author will one day be speaking in meme language about goy cattle Imagine going back in time to tell a guy reading Fooled By Randomness that the author will one day be speaking in meme language about goy cattle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019454673602634189)  2026-02-05T16:54Z 1.1M followers, 101.5K engagements


"Some people bringing the "dhimmi" (protection) status can't get the anachronism: In the UK EVERYONE is nominally a second class citizen"subject" and in France it was the case until the revolution. Dhimmi was superseded by the millet in the Levant BEFORE European equality. Bat Ye'or who promoted the idea was a fraud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020191751479116234)  2026-02-07T17:43Z 1.1M followers, 28.4K engagements


"@jordanbpeterson @lexfridman Peterson you idiot stay out of this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1609751283119935490)  2023-01-02T03:19Z 1.1M followers, 2.1M engagements


"TRUE WEALTH (2nd Ed) Worriless sleeping Clear conscience Reciprocal gratitude Absence of envy Foamy coffee Crusty bread Inexperienced enemies Frequent laughs No meals alone No gym classes Gravel bicycling Good digestive functions No Zoom meetings Periodic surprises Nothing to hide: financial and fiscal tranquility Muscular strength & endurance Ability to nap Access to a hammock"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1682729052438765569)  2023-07-22T12:27Z 1.1M followers, 3.4M engagements


"If you don't have an opinion resist the pressure to have one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1789709702097481773)  2024-05-12T17:30Z 1.1M followers, 725.4K engagements


"If you are not shocked and deeply troubled by yesterday's massacre in Rafah you are a psychopath. History will not only remember those who committed the crimes but also those who remained silent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1795170838716526681)  2024-05-27T19:10Z 1.1M followers, 537.5K engagements


"Dear enemiesThe Black Swan is now the most influential (that is discussed/mentioned) 21st C book. While almost all books have a half-life between [--] and [--] months it does not appear to have a half-life. #Lindy Same with other [--] books in the Incerto. Graph is US only"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1818310539199627334)  2024-07-30T15:39Z 1.1M followers, 7.3M engagements


"Let me repeat. If you must keep murdering more and more people in order to survive & use a (temporary) superpower to prop up fragile regimes around you for the illusion of peace you are simply not sustainable. There are [--] abandoned Crusader fortresses in the Levant"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1836462302825992246)  2024-09-18T17:48Z 1.1M followers, 852K engagements


"More on H1-B: I've addressed this [--] y ago in The Black Swan: America's edge is in risk taking not education. Any idiot can have education; you need to learn to fail. The American system has been based on trial and error. Which is why foreigners succeed here not at home"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1873186763851874670)  2024-12-29T01:58Z 1.1M followers, 1.3M engagements


"Calligolino Trump's trade: Gold the new reserve currency a flight away from US assets up 35% ag. the dollar. I don't think anyone ever managed to destroy a country as switfly as Trump is doing it. PS- I am very very long gold/silver"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1914633020671246352)  2025-04-22T10:50Z 1.1M followers, 1M engagements


"Someone warned me in [----] that owing to my posts on Palestine my book career was over (but I could fix it w/loud repentance). Predictably I told him to fuck off. Well this SundayThe Black Swan after [--] years is back on NYT Bestseller List. Never compromise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1941213960981586294)  2025-07-04T19:14Z 1.1M followers, 774.5K engagements


"A noble person is kind to a stranger he will never meet again when nobody is watching & when he has nothing to gain. The rest is self-promotion social climbing or profit seeking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1952831909232312323)  2025-08-05T20:39Z 1.1M followers, 420.1K engagements


"PHILOLOGY DUJOUR "Antisemitism" is a misnomer visibly Palestinians are vastly more "Semitic" than Netanyahu (origin Mileikovski). Term shd be Judeophobe just like Islamophobe & Christophobe. Once one uses this label it is put back in its context as a form of specific bigotry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1970242152446705959)  2025-09-22T21:41Z 1.1M followers, 138.7K engagements


"There are stuff in real life that cannot be transmitted in books and stuff in books you can never pick up in real life. The disease is the inclination to learn from books what you must learn in real life and attempts to reinvent from experience what can only be found in books"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2011125767107985880)  2026-01-13T17:18Z 1.1M followers, 193.3K engagements


"Expect larger extremes bigger companies richer technomagnates. Larger companies over time are a natural phenomenon that has nothing to do with the economy. We proved with NO change in the generating process inequality would rise with the expansion of the sample space. How valuable will the biggest company be in [--] years https://t.co/QSakLmWgNF How valuable will the biggest company be in [--] years https://t.co/QSakLmWgNF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2015045285223838106)  2026-01-24T12:53Z 1.1M followers, 153.5K engagements


"THE TURKEY PROBLEM comes to Gov DEBT After [--] decades Japan is starting to get its debt spiral which would wipe out ALL previous cumulative benefits. It had been used by deficit lovers as an example of effective debt financing No debt w/o punishment No tail risk w/o a bust"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2015814042892353847)  2026-01-26T15:48Z 1.1M followers, 161.8K engagements


"Friends: for those panicking over gold look at the yearly not the daily --unless your position is too big. It is still up 10% on the month"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017300603936935956)  2026-01-30T18:15Z 1.1M followers, 168.6K engagements


"@AmerAssaleh I said no here too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017594659678175343)  2026-01-31T13:43Z 1.1M followers, 234K engagements


"HOW I KNEW EPSTEIN WAS A FRAUD A mathematician friend of mine was told by Epstein in [----] that he made his money as a "mathematical option trader". My friend was impressed as Epstein had the largest mansion in Manhattan. My option friends found no trace of him in the option markets; in the pre-electronic days it was impossible to have a size position w/o being traced (he needed size to make this kind of money). So I knew at 100% there was a scam. Later was told that he was a "money manager". Again no footprint in the investment world. And supposedly his minimum size was [--] Bn. Impossible."  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017731514490855494)  2026-01-31T22:47Z 1.1M followers, 4.8M engagements


"2/ Academics & intellectuals are courtiers at heart. They bow to patrons. This runs back [----] years. Even the lefties are conformists in a certain social structure. I happened to be ferociously independent and have f***you money. This makes patrons uncomfortable. More stories"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017767305833267378)  2026-02-01T01:09Z 1.1M followers, 574.2K engagements


"I am waking up angry not just at the Israelis but at all the people watching this with passivity. The ethnic cleansing started in [----] is continuing while they bullshit you around it. They hope for a fait accompli. They lied about the ceasefire. Criminals & of course liars. A surge of Israeli butchery in Gaza today. At least [--] killed and I spent hours praying my friends there were ok. Luckily they were. But not everyone is so lucky. The bombings targeted tents sheltering displaced people. The people there need our help. Please donate if you can. A surge of Israeli butchery in Gaza today. At"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2017773046862422377)  2026-02-01T01:32Z 1.1M followers, 255.6K engagements


"This cyclist friend of mine was asked by the cousin of the girlfriend of his barber's accountant to convey that 3532mm on city roads; no loss in speed & much more comfort. He wants to know if he should try 38mm on his endurance bike which becomes gravel territory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018707894829453481)  2026-02-03T15:27Z 1.1M followers, 93K engagements


"Any effect of [--] vs 32mm on tough climbs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018767711535575208)  2026-02-03T19:25Z 1.1M followers, 33.3K engagements


"Attia's @PeterAttiaMD interaction w/Epstein while dishonorable does not cancel his medical opinion. His association w/protein sellers (highly processed) does; explains his pumping protein overconsumption against all scientific evidence. cc:@EricTopol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019059315089306076)  2026-02-04T14:43Z 1.1M followers, 344.2K engagements


"Bloomberg journo perpetuating the fraud: "When private equity titan Leon Black needed help w/creative TAX & WEALTH strategies he turned to J Epstein." Black paid Epstein tens of millions for advice that you can get for $499 Epstein knew [--] abt tax This was extortion for sex"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019363135484826039)  2026-02-05T10:51Z 1.1M followers, 232.1K engagements


"This is infuriating. They really think that the rest of us are "cattle". I might get killed for posting this the least you could do is watch it. https://t.co/mAV728tlvv I might get killed for posting this the least you could do is watch it. https://t.co/mAV728tlvv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019413692757209349)  2026-02-05T14:11Z 1.1M followers, 354.1K engagements


"Who is @theRealKiyosaki bullshitting AS I POSTED on X earlier. I stopped buying silver at $60. I stopped buying Bitcoin at $6000. I stopped buying gold at $300. I have sold some Bitcoin and some gold. I hate selling because I hate paying capital gain taxes. Today. I wait patiently for new bottoms for gold AS I POSTED on X earlier. I stopped buying silver at $60. I stopped buying Bitcoin at $6000. I stopped buying gold at $300. I have sold some Bitcoin and some gold. I hate selling because I hate paying capital gain taxes. Today. I wait patiently for new bottoms for gold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019764386059989411)  2026-02-06T13:25Z 1.1M followers, 191.4K engagements


"What the "upper class socialite" "Lady" Victoria Hervey doesn't get that some people don't hang around them BY CHOICE largely because they see them as inferiors: debauched inbreds unread and retards. 'If you're not in those files. you were a bit of a loser.' Lady Victoria Hervey ex-girlfriend of former 'Prince Andrew' tells @TomSwarbrick1 that not being named in the Epstein Files is an 'insult'. https://t.co/28aWI77lQL 'If you're not in those files. you were a bit of a loser.' Lady Victoria Hervey ex-girlfriend of former 'Prince Andrew' tells @TomSwarbrick1 that not being named in the Epstein"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020195118469300265)  2026-02-07T17:57Z 1.1M followers, 287K engagements


"As confirmed by Elias Canetti's memoirs the British "commoners" no matter how educated prosperous or sophisticated tend to grovel in the presence of a "Lord" regardless of how repulsive uninteresting & inbread. What the "upper class socialite" "Lady" Victoria Hervey doesn't get that some people don't hang around them BY CHOICE largely because they see them as inferiors: debauched inbreds unread and retards. What the "upper class socialite" "Lady" Victoria Hervey doesn't get that some people don't hang around them BY CHOICE largely because they see them as inferiors: debauched inbreds unread"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020224708038521307)  2026-02-07T19:54Z 1.1M followers, 116.8K engagements


"Sorry France but the 5-7-story apartment building was invented in Carthage (near Tunis). It was later copied by Rome with the insulae see those left in Ostia. Meanwhile Yemen has [---] y.o. [--] story apartment buildings. This is one of the main streets of Tunis. I have to say France left behind some truly remarkable architecture. I love how the capital is basically the union of an old city with Hafsid-Andalusian architecture and a new one filled with colonial buildings. https://t.co/bJF1eNPTcH This is one of the main streets of Tunis. I have to say France left behind some truly remarkable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020513503098839502)  2026-02-08T15:02Z 1.1M followers, 244K engagements


"If I say "I smell a fraud" it is a fraud. My fraud detector has some false negatives* but never had a false positive. Never so far. *False negative: thinking someone is not a fraud when he/she is. *False positive: thinking someone is a fraud when he/she is not. HOW I KNEW EPSTEIN WAS A FRAUD A mathematician friend of mine was told by Epstein in [----] that he made his money as a "mathematical option trader". My friend was impressed as Epstein had the largest mansion in Manhattan. My option friends found no trace of him in the option https://t.co/GpTYu53q0u HOW I KNEW EPSTEIN WAS A FRAUD A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020533146127675745)  2026-02-08T16:20Z 1.1M followers, 201.6K engagements


"More evidence @cremieuxrecueil is a TOTAL fraud; fails elementary stat. He is saying that if X1 through X10 have each 10% correlation w/Y and they more together by SAME amt it would be 100% correlation. The odds of independent [--] r.v. moving together by same amt is abt ZERO. And if not independent things are worse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020545564388266448)  2026-02-08T17:09Z 1.1M followers, 215.2K engagements


"There is what I call the "sinister cluster" Those who cover up genocide slaughter & (criminal) injustice cover up pedicide those who cover up pedicide cover up pedophilia etc. There's so much revulsion around the term 'pedophilia' that people are afraid to push back on it even when the term is obviously being misused. So this makes the word a very effective weapon for those who want to use it to go after their political enemies. https://t.co/OVqcrxSyph There's so much revulsion around the term 'pedophilia' that people are afraid to push back on it even when the term is obviously being"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020550267784069600)  2026-02-08T17:28Z 1.1M followers, 311.6K engagements


"This is grrrrrrrreat OK M&S just dropped something actually genius: their new 'Only Ingredients' range 😍 Everyday staples like baked beans sausages burgers ketchup yoghurts cereals. made with [--] recognisable ingredients MAX. No weird additives no artificial colours no preservatives https://t.co/LJVCIYT3rc OK M&S just dropped something actually genius: their new 'Only Ingredients' range 😍 Everyday staples like baked beans sausages burgers ketchup yoghurts cereals. made with [--] recognisable ingredients MAX. No weird additives no artificial colours no preservatives https://t.co/LJVCIYT3rc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020596798713364909)  2026-02-08T20:33Z 1.1M followers, 314.1K engagements


"@cremieuxrecueil https://x.com/grok/status/2020553078915621050s=20 @DagobertIX @nntaleb @cremieuxrecueil Taleb is criticizing a statistical claim: If [--] variables each correlate 10% with Y and they all change by the exact same amount together their combined effect would correlate 100% with Y. He argues this is flawed because the chance of [--] independent variables syncing https://x.com/grok/status/2020553078915621050s=20 @DagobertIX @nntaleb @cremieuxrecueil Taleb is criticizing a statistical claim: If [--] variables each correlate 10% with Y and they all change by the exact same amount together"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020634210462277898)  2026-02-08T23:01Z 1.1M followers, 61.1K engagements


"@clairlemon I know @clairlemon that you are not very bright (like practically all race-obsessed genocide-promoting grifters) to put it mildly; but I did not expect you to not realize that my point is about the CLUSTERING"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020672588163244365)  2026-02-09T01:34Z 1.1M followers, 123.2K engagements


"@cremieuxrecueil But @Grok mon ami Your answer is OK but should add that correlation is an expectation i.e. weighted across all outcomes not the result of a specific scenario"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020677185049182667)  2026-02-09T01:52Z 1.1M followers, 26.8K engagements


"Not Chomsky not Trivers Every single single person on the Esptein files is Zionist. Every single single person on the Esptein files is Zionist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020818223122313451)  2026-02-09T11:13Z 1.1M followers, 130.7K engagements


"Never compromise. If assholes don't find me an asshole I am doing something wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020849543730884956)  2026-02-09T13:17Z 1.1M followers, 345.9K engagements


"Another one of the racemongers who don't get statistics. If X moves by [--] STD and correlation(XY) is .1 Y moves by .1 STD PLUS noise. @Grok explain to that idiot. Taleb does not understand examples. @cremieuxrecueil: "To explain if for example each of the [--] X moved 10% then ." Taleb: "The odds of the [--] variables moving by the same amount is ZERO you fraud". This is like failing the breakfast question lol. "The chance of me https://t.co/XZrq2kf25Q Taleb does not understand examples. @cremieuxrecueil: "To explain if for example each of the [--] X moved 10% then ." Taleb: "The odds of the 10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020872225880961360)  2026-02-09T14:47Z 1.1M followers, 136.7K engagements


"This fellow @tunguz provides the best example to explain Wittenstein's ruler (When you measure the table with the ruler you can be also measuring the ruler). If some random person tells you at a bar that Einstein is wrong you will get information about the guy not Einstein. Glad to see that the same @tunguz clown who called me a midtard also said this about Ed Witten: "when it comes to Physics he's a total idiot."🤣 He hasn't blocked me yet but hopefully this will be fixed in the near future https://t.co/u9gcLplWG3 Glad to see that the same @tunguz clown who called me a midtard also said this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020993069500268854)  2026-02-09T22:47Z 1.1M followers, 90.8K engagements


"BTC is proving to be neither a currency nor a reserve of value. Plus Flattish since 2021"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021252996382834717)  2026-02-10T16:00Z 1.1M followers, 105.1K engagements


"New paper coming: American options and stochastic rates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021617572467368374)  2026-02-11T16:09Z 1.1M followers, 65.2K engagements


"Not so fast cretin creatinistas. Creatine: A [----] Nature Scientific Reports study found a single high dose (20g) improved processing speed by 24.5% and buffered against sleep deprivation for [--] hours. While 5g saturates muscle recent reviews suggest 1520g is necessary to maximize brain creatine level. You Creatine: A [----] Nature Scientific Reports study found a single high dose (20g) improved processing speed by 24.5% and buffered against sleep deprivation for [--] hours. While 5g saturates muscle recent reviews suggest 1520g is necessary to maximize brain creatine level. You"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021770105898906027)  2026-02-12T02:15Z 1.1M followers, 200.5K engagements


"This Poupko unread "rabbi" with his Ukrainian name lecturing the origin of locals and gets it wrong of course. Most popular Palestinian last names and origin: al-Masri (Egypt) al-Saidi (Egypt) al-Halabi (Syria) al-Dimashqi (Syria) al-Hawrani (Syria) al-Hijazi (Saudi Arabia) al-Yamani (Yemen) al-Najdi (Saudi Arabia) al-Turki (Turkey) Effendi (Turkey/Ottoman) al-Circassi (Caucasus) https://t.co/ugeZ9Q4c8D Most popular Palestinian last names and origin: al-Masri (Egypt) al-Saidi (Egypt) al-Halabi (Syria) al-Dimashqi (Syria) al-Hawrani (Syria) al-Hijazi (Saudi Arabia) al-Yamani (Yemen) al-Najdi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021782403124208051)  2026-02-12T03:04Z 1.1M followers, 56.1K engagements


"@TegidRoberts Yes same"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021986806951289103)  2026-02-12T16:36Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"It is not in Syriac but in Arabic. And in the year nine-hundred forty-five and the twenty-fourth year of Heracliuss reign the Arab robbers arrived and fell upon the land of the qibla i.e. Palestine/the Holy Land inflicting great damage to it by sword and by enslavement. A new source for the Arab invasions And in the year nine-hundred forty-five and the twenty-fourth year of Heracliuss reign the Arab robbers arrived and fell upon the land of the qibla i.e. Palestine/the Holy Land inflicting great damage to it by sword and by enslavement. A new source for the Arab invasions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021990320335200298)  2026-02-12T16:50Z 1.1M followers, 69.6K engagements


"Interestingly same profession of faith as the TAWHID Syriac had Aloho  Same as the Shema'   Same as  Same as Credo in unum Deum/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022044650434080879)  2026-02-12T20:26Z 1.1M followers, 36.3K engagements


"Not surprisingly the Muslim Takbir has a direct equivalent in the opening of the Kaddish: yetgadal from the Jewish Aramaic G-D-L is a direct cognate of K-B-R BIG. And we will of course find it in Greek /Latin Magnificat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022669113835876484)  2026-02-14T13:47Z 1.1M followers, 55.2K engagements


"Since he is immortal I suggest paying him $1 a year for a million years. Today we are launching Immortals. + $1000000 per year + Three spots available Immortals is the worlds best health program. It is the exact protocol I have followed for the last [--] years. It is your Autonomous Health. Includes a dedicated concierge team BryanAI https://t.co/o2DGRtn7IH Today we are launching Immortals. + $1000000 per year + Three spots available Immortals is the worlds best health program. It is the exact protocol I have followed for the last [--] years. It is your Autonomous Health. Includes a dedicated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022671015898472884)  2026-02-14T13:55Z 1.1M followers, 296.6K engagements


"This friend of mine has been dealing with painful shoulder impingement as a punishment for doing too many clean/pres w/o the diversification of lateral moves. Full body exercise is not full body exercise. 1) What is the best therapy 2) Is rucking good or bad for it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022740007153479940)  2026-02-14T18:29Z 1.1M followers, 198.1K engagements


"Incorrect; a common logical-statistical misrepresentation. Most of those who free themselves do it on their own not most of addicts free themselves on their own. Beware mixing Pcuredon their own and Pcured on their own Many if not most alcohol and drug addicts eventually free themselves from the clutches of addiction on their own without therapeutic help. https://t.co/Tv8dqDeXYZ https://t.co/aQdziCb7Ab Many if not most alcohol and drug addicts eventually free themselves from the clutches of addiction on their own without therapeutic help. https://t.co/Tv8dqDeXYZ https://t.co/aQdziCb7Ab"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022783647645077973)  2026-02-14T21:22Z 1.1M followers, 41.1K engagements


"@joe_shipman DIstinction PCuredunconditional vs Pon their ownCured"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022784727594209698)  2026-02-14T21:27Z 1.1M followers, [---] engagements


"@sriramk Today went to the store with 65lbs on my back. Most of it was isometric but had 37m of time under load without aiming for it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022791658627052018)  2026-02-14T21:54Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"4) (corr.) You tech pple are not getting it. Anyone who pretends programmatically reading discussing and digesting these books one/week is a total fraud. You fall for the shallow vapid overactive poseur inflating his "scientific" image. Idiots you deserve Lex Fridman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1609746341760217088)  2023-01-02T03:00Z 1.1M followers, 1.2M engagements


"People who derive an obsessive (& vicarious) pride from the "achievements" of their ethnicity while degrading other groups tend to be insecure often vicious hierarchy-sensitive losers who can't cope with their sense of personal failure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1731195708319891758)  2023-12-03T06:16Z 1.1M followers, 1M engagements


"It is starting. China explaining very bluntly that Britain no longer exists. China respectfully explains there is no great power rivalry with Britain as Britain is no longer significant https://t.co/Ex4DpLaxNY China respectfully explains there is no great power rivalry with Britain as Britain is no longer significant https://t.co/Ex4DpLaxNY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1776801470874071551)  2024-04-07T02:37Z 1.1M followers, 3.4M engagements


"If you're smart wealth can buy you the lightness of absence of schedule & the ability to modulate your day to surprises as they come. If you're stupid (like most rich pple) wealth buys you the prison of a rigid schedule metastatic obligations & self-feeding complications. VERY unpopular opinion humans were never meant to be this busy thats why everybody is anxious and depressed. VERY unpopular opinion humans were never meant to be this busy thats why everybody is anxious and depressed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1871509779367297368)  2024-12-24T10:54Z 1.1M followers, 993.3K engagements


"The big lie is that the "Arabs" came to displace the "original" Israelite population. The reality is that religions came and went the population stayed largely the same. Palestinians are the closest to ancient Israelites. They converted to Christianity then Islam. @IamTom1975 No the lie being the implication that anything 'Arab' is modern rather the indigenous inhabitants continuing on their land and converting to Christianity and/or Islam as the political compulsions changed which is what is unequivocally suggested by the DNA evidence. (@nntaleb @IamTom1975 No the lie being the implication"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1901237561646805133)  2025-03-16T11:42Z 1.1M followers, 1.2M engagements


"Finance has four simple rules: maintain a clear mind figure out asymmetries detect circularities and never talk to idiots"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1930267765488673260)  2025-06-04T14:17Z 1.1M followers, 406.9K engagements


"Looks like Mamdani is finished"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1942890699533271386)  2025-07-09T10:16Z 1.1M followers, 269.2K engagements


"A reminder: this IQ thing is 100% intellectual fraud. India is not a uniquely dysfunctional country. Rather it is a slightly below average country in terms of intelligence and also country performance sitting at [--] IQ in this dataset (our latest) and right on the regression line in terms of performance. https://t.co/a5vluSTeFN India is not a uniquely dysfunctional country. Rather it is a slightly below average country in terms of intelligence and also country performance sitting at [--] IQ in this dataset (our latest) and right on the regression line in terms of performance."  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1959619370839113878)  2025-08-24T14:10Z 1.1M followers, 1.7M engagements


"Lifetime observation: the fancier the restaurant the fewer the smilesand even fewer the laughs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1970492345914134654)  2025-09-23T14:15Z 1.1M followers, 583.5K engagements


"All rumors are false until officially denied. Netanyahu: I don't decide a thing for Trump. He is the most independent leader that I have seen in all my years. The idea that I boast that I control him is a lie. https://t.co/dnkzncbcqt Netanyahu: I don't decide a thing for Trump. He is the most independent leader that I have seen in all my years. The idea that I boast that I control him is a lie. https://t.co/dnkzncbcqt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1972355309009318131)  2025-09-28T17:38Z 1.1M followers, 597.4K engagements


"A Palestinian whose family was ethnically cleansed from Gaza in [----] won the Nobel Prize. He was lucky 1srael did not kill him as they routinely do with skilled Palestinians. My parents could barely read or write. Its been quite a journey science allows you to do it. New laureate Omar Yaghi was in the middle of changing flights when we reached him just after he heard that he had been awarded the [----] #NobelPrize in Chemistry. In this interview https://t.co/pTlHPdX4st My parents could barely read or write. Its been quite a journey science allows you to do it. New laureate Omar Yaghi was in the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/1975953642231587019)  2025-10-08T15:57Z 1.1M followers, 526.8K engagements


"Now you know who owns that creep. Am I the only person who finds the Epstein story incredibly boring Am I the only person who finds the Epstein story incredibly boring"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018283422674796842)  2026-02-02T11:20Z 1.1M followers, 535.8K engagements


"The Greek-Orthodox fasting calendar (Antiochian version) for [----]. Courtesy @DanielNeuwirth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018286140869001493)  2026-02-02T11:31Z 1.1M followers, 73.1K engagements


"There is a "global courtier" network; to belong one has to be "elite"& establishmentarian w/moderate subservience. Epstein connected w/the largest number of pple in that network. My red flag: if a "friend" befriends only hotshots no regular pple he is a "courtier" not a friend 2/ Academics & intellectuals are courtiers at heart. They bow to patrons. This runs back [----] years. Even the lefties are conformists in a certain social structure. I happened to be ferociously independent and have f***you money. This makes patrons uncomfortable. More stories. 2/ Academics & intellectuals are courtiers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2018651843719729216)  2026-02-03T11:44Z 1.1M followers, 338.9K engagements


"Question: If Epstein worked for the Russians why would he need help getting a visa And why would he use a friend of a friend (Deripaska) for that purpose Mandelson offered to help Epstein get Russian visa documents suggest https://t.co/4rxduDLmb7 Mandelson offered to help Epstein get Russian visa documents suggest https://t.co/4rxduDLmb7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019377703930007713)  2026-02-05T11:48Z 1.1M followers, 236.7K engagements


"I admire Americans for their innovativeness the French for their intellectualism Italians for their aesthetics the Chinese for their industriousness Mediterraneans for their attitude Germans for their engineering. and Palestinians for their fortitude"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2019435060852674938)  2026-02-05T15:36Z 1.1M followers, 389.5K engagements


"The claim of "historical ties" implies their ancestors left & they have the right to return (a weak argument because a lot of populations can then claim it BEFORE & AFTER them). Well GENETICALLY the closests to the Judeans & Israelistes are THE PALESTINIANS. Shd those converted to the Celtic religion claim France End of discussion. https://t.co/05JzR1illq End of discussion. https://t.co/05JzR1illq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020199287376719942)  2026-02-07T18:13Z 1.1M followers, 75K engagements


"Aside from his science-dress bullshitting & his playing the academic system Pinker is a piece of shit. Pinkers letter providing clarity on the transporting of minors in [----] https://t.co/T31H12aK8l Pinkers letter providing clarity on the transporting of minors in [----] https://t.co/T31H12aK8l"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020483237974249488)  2026-02-08T13:01Z 1.1M followers, 167.8K engagements


"This cyclist friend of mine is being asked by his (former) accountant's cellmate at the Sing Sing penitentiary also a cyclist whether one can use a Pinarello gravel bicycle as city bike & which one is best for that. He is interested in low gear ratios for serious hills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2020873925199122522)  2026-02-09T14:54Z 1.1M followers, 62.5K engagements


"Yeah yeah. Michael Saylor says the USA can make $80 trillion by buying Bitcoin and wipe out their entire debt 🤯 https://t.co/WRzJC6TW3J Michael Saylor says the USA can make $80 trillion by buying Bitcoin and wipe out their entire debt 🤯 https://t.co/WRzJC6TW3J"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021249306536071496)  2026-02-10T15:46Z 1.1M followers, 224.6K engagements


"Bravo. Can you even imagine this a Religious Liberty Commission prepared to fire a commissioner for her Catholic faith If that happens it proves their mission was never religious liberty but a Zionist agenda. I refuse to resign. Can you even imagine this a Religious Liberty Commission prepared to fire a commissioner for her Catholic faith If that happens it proves their mission was never religious liberty but a Zionist agenda. I refuse to resign"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021318303965159682)  2026-02-10T20:20Z 1.1M followers, 80.5K engagements


"For example: Never compromise. If assholes don't find me an asshole I am doing something wrong. Never compromise. If assholes don't find me an asshole I am doing something wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021319156616876053)  2026-02-10T20:23Z 1.1M followers, 212.1K engagements


"This lying amoeba propagandist doesn't get that "Allah" is God in Arabic/Maltese & Aramaic (Aloho) & it is the same God (as Jews & Christians) BY DEFINITION. Allah Akbar is translation of and in Latin Deus est potens or omnipotens. Hasbarists are retards. It means Allah is greater in Arabic. Its often mistranslated as God is great or God is greatest but its Allah is greater that is greater than your god. Its a declaration of the victory and superiority of Islam which is why jihadis so often scream it as they are It means Allah is greater in Arabic. Its often mistranslated as God is great or"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2021972968101011525)  2026-02-12T15:41Z 1.1M followers, 206.8K engagements


"Friends does rucking worsen the shoulder impingement condition"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022770195949846840)  2026-02-14T20:29Z 1.1M followers, 38.5K engagements


"@PaulSkallas Belmondo hung from a helicopter for a long time over venice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nntaleb/status/2022844027058471105)  2026-02-15T01:22Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements

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