Antifragile - Nassim Taleb

And we can almost always detect antifragility (and fragility) using a simple test of asymmetry: anything that has more upside than downside from random events (or certain shocks) is antifragile; the reverse is fragile.

En 2011, Nassim Taleb publie un livre sur un concept qu’il baptise « antifragilité ». Taleb explique que certains systèmes s’affaiblissent sous l’effet du stress imposé par des forces extérieures, alors que d’autres se renforcent au contraire dans les mêmes conditions23

And antifragility determines the boundary between what is living and organic

The antifragility of the whole often depends on the fragility of the parts. Why death is a necessity for life. The benefits of errors for the collective. Why we need risk takers. A few remarks about modernity missing the point. A salute to the entrepreneur and risk taker.