Albert Camus was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism.
Life is either a success or a failure. This too shall pass. It's really not so difficult, but it is so very vital that you understand what it is you're doing to the world around you. All you have to do is get out of your bed and face the day. Don't give up, don't run away.
Depending on which way you want to take this I am calling Taleb a dictator of sorts, some, like Steven Pinker, say belligerent. Accused by Taleb as being a science writer I thought the ideal response would be to thank Nassim for his compliment of Science writers everywhere...
