At Visa GCC Connect 2025, bestselling author of The Black Swan and Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, issued a stark warning: the real fragilities aren’t hidden, they’re in plain sight. From soaring Western debt to AI disrupting white-collar professions, Taleb argues that global power is shifting back to the East, with China and Africa on the rise. His advice: systems cannot be engineered top-down. True resilience comes from entrepreneurs, risk-takers, and bottom-up innovation. Speaking at Visa GCC Connect 2025, Milan, Italy.
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Transcript of Nassim Taleb & Naval Ravikant at BlockCon 2018
I transcribed the conversation between @nntaleb and @naval at @goBLOCKCON
Enjoy!https://t.co/PcqYmeO2Ub
— Michael Malo (@mrsideproject) November 16, 2018
Link to Transcript: http://www.mrside project.com/ 2018/ 11/ 15/…
Nassim’s recent talk with Naval Ravikant at BLOCKCON 2018
High quality (official) video / audio of the recent talk between @nntaleb and I at BlockCon.https://t.co/lu8oO4Yz7u
— Naval (@naval) October 14, 2018
Fireside Chat: Nassim Nicholas Taleb & Naval Ravikant
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da0aXfshlxM