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Re:Are Index Funds Eating the World? by mc32 on Friday August 26, 2016 @04:19PM (#12369028)
Yes, but then what's that law of headlines ending with a question mark? The implied answer is typically "no".
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Re:Are Index Funds Eating the World? by sparky_z on Friday August 26, 2016 @07:27PM (#12370034)
The implied answer is typically "yes". It's the _correct_ answer that's typically "no".
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Re:Are Index Funds Eating the World? by mc32 on Friday August 26, 2016 @08:02PM (#12370151)
According to the wiki article on the subject and as outlined by Marr, the answer to most headlines questions are in the negative. Most people will interpret them in the negative. It may be that the set-up is for people to _consider_ the positive, while answering in the negative.
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Re:Are Index Funds Eating the World? by whacker on Friday August 26, 2016 @04:53PM (#12369224)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headli...
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Re:Are Index Funds Eating the World? by goodmachine on Saturday August 27, 2016 @07:43AM (#12371936)
Related: the hashtag #qtwain (Questions To Which the Answer Is No) can make for an amusing/ time-saving Twitter search

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23qtwain

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