Sadly, the book is typical example of the Malcolm Gladwell school of writing, with a mix of some research, wide extrapolations and the author’s ideas all mixed up.
I agree that’s an unfortunate tendancy; I’m currently reading Nassim Taleb’s “Fooled by Randomness” and it has a bit of the same problem.
I wouldn’t say Taleb is part of the MGSoW though. Taleb has some good points, the biggest obstacle I have with enjoying his books is the author’s pretentiousness.
I agree that’s an unfortunate tendancy; I’m currently reading Nassim Taleb’s “Fooled by Randomness” and it has a bit of the same problem.
I wouldn’t say Taleb is part of the MGSoW though. Taleb has some good points, the biggest obstacle I have with enjoying his books is the author’s pretentiousness.