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Exactly Derek Lowe is a classic academic without any skin in the game. Rather than appreciating risk taking he displays the sour grapes mentality. He is always
by aub3bhat 10y ago
Exactly Derek Lowe is a classic academic without any skin in the game. Rather than appreciating risk taking he displays the sour grapes mentality. He is always welcome to short the stock. But then this kind skepticism against anyone else becoming rich sells very well in academic circles.
- hprotagonist 10y agoyou do realize he works for a pharma company, right? The last time he was an academic was when he was a postdoc. In the mid-80s. he's discussed his stock positions a few times; the takeaway is along the lines of "i don't have any holdings that could be construed as bias as regards where this blog is hosted; otherwise it's my own business" if i remember right.
- aub3bhat 10y agoThats even worse. Derek Lowe is playing the classic no one ever went broke being skeptic move. These blogs are written to assuage egos of underpaid academics, who can't stand wealth creation nor understand risk taking. In fact if he really belives it then he must put money behind his words. And then donate earnings to whatever cause he believes in. Untill then its just sour grapes.