"The robustness of an idea is…" — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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La solidez de una idea se pone a prueba por el fracaso, no por el éxito.

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“To understand the future, you do not need techno-autistic jargon, but the wisdom of the elders”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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