ClaimsNassim Taleb

“If you hear someone saying something once, he is trying to convince you; twice, he is trying to convince himself.”

Nassim Taleb 30 September 2025 Post by @nntaleb on X, 2025-09-30 (X)

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If you hear someone saying something once, he is trying to convince you; twice, he is trying to convince himself.

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Nassim Taleb, “If you hear someone saying something once, he is trying to convince you; twice, he is trying to convince himself.” (said 30 September 2025). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_a2f2325e82d7, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_a2f2325e82d7

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