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Antifragile entities benefit from disorder from "summary" of Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Antifragile entities are not merely resistant to disorder or chaos; they actually thrive and benefit from it. Unlike fragile entities that break under stress, antifragile systems, organizations, or organisms become stronger and more resilient when exposed to volatility, uncertainty, and randomness. The concept of antifragility goes beyond mere resilience or robustness. It suggests that embracing disorder and variability can lead to growth, adaptation, and improvement. Just as muscles need to be stressed to grow stronger, antifragile entities require exposure to challenges in order to develop and flourish. In a world characterized by constant change and unpredictability, the abilit...
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