The Whole World is your Antilibrary

I'm never sure what exactly Taleb's point is. He overlaps with the Lindy movement in a highly biased way.

I think everyone should read him, but nobody should just take his advice without thinking. I find myself disagreeing at almost every step with him, but he makes a very clear statement of what a recognizable group of people think but don't really articulate.

I don't buy books unless I 100% plan to read them. I don't buy paper books at all either, unless I am particularly excited about them. Physical objects are a hassle.

I think Taleb is best seen as like a martial arts trainer who throws you around so you can learn your weaknesses.

I wouldn't want to have an antilibrary, but in the process of reading about one, you do have to confront the question of "What information are we not getting from the internet"

The concept of the antilibrary might help me make sense of my book collection. I stopped buying books because I usually don't read them in the end. However sometimes there are rare moments where it is nice to be able to fetch a specific book from the shelf.