Other than NN Taleb, there are no serious thinkers/philosophers in the West nowadays like there used to be.
Who else is there on the same level of genuine original contribution?
Fukuyama, Pinker etc.. proven wrong.
Sam Harris is a super biased joke.
Who are these days Poppers?
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@omar_gddd
I don't believe in demigods.
Everyone has something to offer, even if I disagree with them.
So, even the people whom I don't like or don't completely agree with, there is much to learn from them.
You just need to figure out what lessons are worth listening to and, of course,…
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@ChouaIsaac
You dont have to be a demigod to be recognised for your contributions.
I am not sure why you think I am suggesting anyone is a demigod?
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@omar_gddd
Graeber was very good, very original thinker. Peter Thiel is also super smart but not exactly a philosopher.
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@omar_gddd
Taleb has made some original contributions but he’s wrong abt a lot of stuff too Mr. Omar
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@omar_gddd
Purely in terms of thinking and condensing everyday wisdom, one should put
@naval
in today’s list.
Also, another thinker who recently departed is Charlie Munger.
Some of it is about original thought and some of it is about condensing wisdom from observations.
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