Re:The IPO is dying – Marc Andreessen explains why
by wpietri on Sunday June 29, 2014 @10:42AM
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> It's possible to worry about Piketty regardless of what's in your wallet.
Sure. I think professors duking it out in their field of expertise is a big part of how human knowledge advances. And I love it when people with deep experience give their take on things within that realm. Andreessen on Piketty is neither.
> Regardless, even if Andreessen's motivations were suspect, it doesn't actually tell you anything about the truth or falsity of his claims.
That's both wrong and irrelevant. Statistically, what people will find convenient or profitable to believe tells me a fair bit about what they actually believe. And therefore, the average correctness of their claims in those areas.
It's irrelevant because although that's a good rule to apply in debate or in formal analysis of an argument, that's not what's going on here for me. Full analysis of an argument as complex as this is a lot of work, and that work has to be earned by the speaker. Andreessen, of course, understands this: A16Z throws away pitches every day without granting them the work of formally analyzing their arguments. They don't have the time for that, so they employ heuristics like, "not an expert in the domain."
Sure. I think professors duking it out in their field of expertise is a big part of how human knowledge advances. And I love it when people with deep experience give their take on things within that realm. Andreessen on Piketty is neither.
> Regardless, even if Andreessen's motivations were suspect, it doesn't actually tell you anything about the truth or falsity of his claims.
That's both wrong and irrelevant. Statistically, what people will find convenient or profitable to believe tells me a fair bit about what they actually believe. And therefore, the average correctness of their claims in those areas.
It's irrelevant because although that's a good rule to apply in debate or in formal analysis of an argument, that's not what's going on here for me. Full analysis of an argument as complex as this is a lot of work, and that work has to be earned by the speaker. Andreessen, of course, understands this: A16Z throws away pitches every day without granting them the work of formally analyzing their arguments. They don't have the time for that, so they employ heuristics like, "not an expert in the domain."