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It's like this article was written by a high schooler.
by noelchurchill 16y ago
It's like this article was written by a high schooler.
- rbanffy 16y agoI am an engineer. I frequently do such approximations ;-) For most uses, like prices of eggs, it's close enough.
- panacea 16y agoI think you need to listen to the audio podcast version before you disparage the style of exposition they use. The Planet Money folk unashamedly try and explain economic current affairs and stories as simply as possible. It's essentially their self professed raison d'être and they do a good job of it. Quibbling about the the accuracy of their simplified examples is missing the trees and the forest.
- tkeller 16y agoI am going to have to steal that line about the trees and the forest.
- noelchurchill 16y agoYou're welcome for the layup opportunity to score some easy points. This serves as a good reminder that you will be swiftly punished on HN for making a comment that doesn't add value. In my defense, I didn't miss the trees and the forest. I was merely pointing out that the story was dumbed down, as you put it, "as simply as possible." And replying to a post pointing out their overly simplified math. Seriously, implying that 1 x 1.8 = 2 isn't even back-of-the-envelop close. However I did enjoy learning about how the Real came to be.
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