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Things that gain from disorder, nassim taleb explains the concept of antifragility. Seneca and stoicism as a back door to explain why everything antifragile has to have more upside than downside and hence benefits from volatility, error, and stressorsthe fundamental asymmetry. Building on concepts from his previous books fooled by randomness and the black swan, nassim nicholas taleb provides us with a solution to the problems of uncertainty and volatilityembrace the antifragile. Taleb introduces his concept of antifragility, which explains that certain things including us benefit from a degree of randomness, chaos, and disorder. Hes also a man of mystery he eats like a caveman, and goes to bed at 8pm. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the independent.