The point of the other links is that Nate is compromising his professional image through punditry. If I asked a consultant for advice on the future of my secto

The point of the other links is that Nate is compromising his professional image through punditry. If I asked a consultant for advice on the future of my sector of the economy and then found a series of blog posts bashing my industry which were all unfounded, I would call his judgment into question. At best, he is trying to influence the very thing he is supposed to me impartially analysing.