I thought something similar, but upon reading your comment and closer inspection, it seems Taleb is focusing on rules not actions (though I only got part way through the article).<p>For example, eating Kosher or Halal is a rule and he is saying that by a minority following this rule, all of us end up by default following the rule.<p>Suicide bombing or smoking is an action which we don&#x27;t inherently take. We are eating already, so eating kosher or halal isn&#x27;t a huge difference.