Re:Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – i...
by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday October 15, 2018 @11:36AM
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But enough about the merits of the argument, let's hear what you think of the author.
Re:Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – i...
by dubya123 on Monday October 15, 2018 @11:12AM
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Shocking, people that dedicate themselves to research don't end up very wealthy. Whoda thunkit.
Re:Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – i...
by go_blue_13 on Monday October 15, 2018 @11:24AM
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Usually people who research a field are masters of that field. A poor economist...
Re:Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – i...
by Synaesthesia on Monday October 15, 2018 @11:31AM
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Being an economist doesn’t mean you are in the business of accumulating huge amounts of money. It means you study economic systems.
Re:Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – i...
by adamch on Monday October 15, 2018 @11:38AM
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Are all the AlphaGo engineers also top-level Go players?
Re:Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – i...
by scabarott on Monday October 15, 2018 @01:44PM
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Or doctors the healthiest, fittest, most disease-free individuals?
Re:Blockchain isn't about democracy and decentralisation – i...
by neuromantik8086 on Monday October 15, 2018 @12:47PM
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> At the same time, economists usually aren't very wealthy people.. maybe they are overly sceptical of new developments.
That's a risible critique of expertise with little applicability to Nouriel Roubini in particular. Last time I checked, Nouriel was living in a $5.5 million penthouse in the East Village, and before that he was in Tribeca.
He's been overly passionate (and aggressive?) on trying to make sure he's right. He's shouting it from the rooftops. He keeps repeating it's all a bubble. All good and well, and it very well might be, BUT that in itself doesn't give him credibility. You can say the same thing about the stock market, and once every economic cycle when we see a major correction, you'll be right. A broken clock is also right twice a day.
At the same time, economists usually aren't very wealthy people.. maybe they are overly sceptical of new developments.