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Re:BadEconomics: Putting $400M of Bitcoin on your company ba... by yaacov on Monday January 04, 2021 @02:44PM (#25636834)
Naming something tells you what to look for in the academic literature (or even Wikipedia), where you will find in this case that the academic consensus has mostly moved on from the view named here
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Re:BadEconomics: Putting $400M of Bitcoin on your company ba... by gnusty_gnurc on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:06PM (#25637116)
> the academic consensus

The academic consensus is a proxy for cultural elite; the condescending narcissists and effete.

Nothing reeks of moral superiority like brushing away opposition as "uneducated."

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Re:BadEconomics: Putting $400M of Bitcoin on your company ba... by blaser-waffle on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @09:17AM (#25645702)
Someone is coming up with these theories, and it usually isn't Joe the Plumber.

Most propaganda & marketing campaigns are coming out of well educated folk. Look into the Heritage Foundation, for example...

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Re:BadEconomics: Putting $400M of Bitcoin on your company ba... by virgilp on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:15PM (#25637235)
Now I'm not sure if you're still talking about BTC or we switched to vaccines...
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