The Coddling of the American Mind

Note: I might want to just publish the summary, or omit parts of the reading notes.

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p. 28: I love the cross-talk between some of Taleb’s ideas (specifically about antifragility) and what a university is supposed to provide. Part of the problem with these “safe spaces” is that, by validating people’s feelings and deeply-held beliefs by removing them from alternative viewpoints, you are suggesting that their beliefs, formed without a wholistic perspective, are good enough. It destructs the entire purpose of learning.

I’m reminded about the things