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I’ve actually attended one of those yellen talks. The fact that nonsense like this is actually upvoted on HN is absolutely hilarious to me.

by nojito 6y ago

arminiusreturns 6y ago
Care to actually respond with some substance instead of snark? I'm genuinely curious about the Jackson Hole type of meetings. Are you saying her talks are indeed of some great value and insight, and not about access?
- nojito 6y ago
  High profile names are simply there to get people to attend them and provide attendees an opportunity to gain some insight/ask questions. The idea that all it takes is $300k to change monetary policy in the US is absolutely nutty.
  - arminiusreturns 6y ago
    Thank you for responding. Yeah, I think thats fair, though I didnt understand the other poster to be saying they were changing policy, more that speakers were charging for knowledge/acess, which is a different thing.
  - pessimizer 6y ago
    > The idea that all it takes is $300k to change monetary policy in the US is absolutely nutty. The position that she only gave one speech and it was in direct exchange for a huge change in monetary policy is a strawman.
macspoofing 6y ago
Do you think your comment improves the quality of discourse here?
- nojito 6y ago
  Of course. Nonsense deserves to be called out before it proliferates and individuals begin to think that those statements are facts.
  - macspoofing 6y ago
    The funny thing is that I don't actually disagree with you. The entire thesis that "paid speech equals corruption" is silly, though it may be true in some specific situations (and to further steel-man the position, the optics can be bad which can lead to citizens distrusting the motivations of the politician). I, myself, made a comment stating as such [1]. But writing comments impugning HN or HN users for having the audacity for upvoting comments, or having an opinion, lowers the discourse more than the opinion itself. There are also far worse opinions here than stating that paid speeches are corruption. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25746727 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25746727
therobot24 6y ago
It's always frustrating when right-wing nonsense makes its way into HN

I’ve actually attended one of those yellen talks. The fact that nonsense like this is actually upvoted on HN is absolutely hilarious to me.

by nojito 6y ago

I’ve actually attended one of those yellen talks. The fact that nonsense like this is actually upvoted on HN is absolutely hilarious to me.

arminiusreturns 6y ago

Care to actually respond with some substance instead of snark? I'm genuinely curious about the Jackson Hole type of meetings. Are you saying her talks are indeed of some great value and insight, and not about access?

nojito 6y ago
High profile names are simply there to get people to attend them and provide attendees an opportunity to gain some insight/ask questions. The idea that all it takes is $300k to change monetary policy in the US is absolutely nutty.
- arminiusreturns 6y ago
  Thank you for responding. Yeah, I think thats fair, though I didnt understand the other poster to be saying they were changing policy, more that speakers were charging for knowledge/acess, which is a different thing.
- pessimizer 6y ago
  > The idea that all it takes is $300k to change monetary policy in the US is absolutely nutty. The position that she only gave one speech and it was in direct exchange for a huge change in monetary policy is a strawman.

macspoofing 6y ago

Do you think your comment improves the quality of discourse here?

nojito 6y ago
Of course. Nonsense deserves to be called out before it proliferates and individuals begin to think that those statements are facts.
- macspoofing 6y ago
  The funny thing is that I don't actually disagree with you. The entire thesis that "paid speech equals corruption" is silly, though it may be true in some specific situations (and to further steel-man the position, the optics can be bad which can lead to citizens distrusting the motivations of the politician). I, myself, made a comment stating as such [1]. But writing comments impugning HN or HN users for having the audacity for upvoting comments, or having an opinion, lowers the discourse more than the opinion itself. There are also far worse opinions here than stating that paid speeches are corruption. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25746727 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25746727

therobot24 6y ago

It's always frustrating when right-wing nonsense makes its way into HN