Re:Yanis Varoufakis resigns despite referendum no vote
by vidarh on Monday July 06, 2015 @07:16AM
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Have you perhaps considered that his background in game theory might make it reasonable to consider whether he's taken on a role on purpose?
It strikes me as odd that people are so quick to pile on criticism of his behaviour without asking why, given his background.
Perhaps it really is just personality flaws or too much enthusiasm. Or perhaps it's part of an intentional strategy (if so, whether or not it's been a good strategy we'll first find out when we see the end-result).
Re:Yanis Varoufakis resigns despite referendum no vote
by digi_owl on Monday July 06, 2015 @01:16PM
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I think i has in the past referred to himself as an anti-game theorist. As in, most of this work revolves around showing where game theory fails (often in spectacular ways).
It strikes me as odd that people are so quick to pile on criticism of his behaviour without asking why, given his background.
Perhaps it really is just personality flaws or too much enthusiasm. Or perhaps it's part of an intentional strategy (if so, whether or not it's been a good strategy we'll first find out when we see the end-result).