> can someone explain why his work is so popular? He's an important person to our field, and he's contributed quite a lot to it (including, for example, this f

> can someone explain why his work is so popular? He's an important person to our field, and he's contributed quite a lot to it (including, for example, this forum). That does count for something. However, to me if anything it really just confirms yet again that even great people can become thoroughly warped by wealth and fame. His wealth tax piece was quintessentially unconvincing and self-serving, and many of his recent tweets and posts have done much more to pat himself and his peers on the back than to contribute convincing or useful analysis.