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And (2) whether or not we take this as a prediction, and taking him at his word that he predicted Brexit and Trump and whatever else he said he predicted: what else has he predicted, and how did the other predictions turn out?
In the linked interview, it's not Taleb that says he predicted those things but the journalist.
Oh, you're right. My mistake; sorry about that.
(Though ... is it possible that the journalist wrote that because Taleb said "Make sure you mention that I predicted these things"?)