Thursday, November 18, 2010

Aphorisms (and the skillful use of dismissiveness)

‘The Bed of Procrustes’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - NYTimes.com:
“There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments,” he codifies with his usual authority. “They are never the same.”
The argument loser's new favorite aphorism?
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