Sorry, but Taleb just seems to have turned into a bitter old man. Yes, that's personal, but that's my point. A lot of his arguments really boil down to criticizing people's personal characteristics rather than challenging their arguments.<p>Earlier Taleb wasn't like this (although the seeds of bitterness were there). The works he is known for are pretty solid, interesting and thoughtful.<p>This is one of several blogs posts/comments/articles he's written lately where it really just serves as platform for criticizing all those people "who don't take risks", or "bureaucrats."<p>Bottom line: he's just not that interesting any more.