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> I don't know that anyone is claiming any expertise at all - this is just how things get emphasized and repeated online. So he probably just didn't answer sma
by fwn 11y ago
> I don't know that anyone is claiming any expertise at all - this is just how things get emphasized and repeated online.
So he probably just didn't answer smart enough to not get exploited for a political agenda.
I feel sorry for him since Hawking the physicist is probably much more enjoyable for the greater public than Hawking the armchair economist.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoThere's no smart way of answering that will help you if you're famous. People are going to cut and edit the quote in any way imaginable in order to have your name associated with the message they want to print.
- fwn 11y agoWell, fair enough. He didn't even use the word capitalism, just "redistribution". ..which is a common effect in even the smallest transaction. The headline is pretty stretchy.