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Interesting that you refer to him as the "Former Valve economist" rather than the Finance Minister of Greece (or the guy who stood up to the EU)
by typon 5y ago
Interesting that you refer to him as the "Former Valve economist" rather than the Finance Minister of Greece (or the guy who stood up to the EU)
- Proven 5y ago
- netsharc 5y agoHis book "Adults in the Room" is a great read, he basically shows how the politicians were playing politics (e.g. the Spanish finance minister admitting to him in private that what Greece wanted was reasonable, but if the (conservative) Spanish government agreed to what the Greek government wanted, the socialists in Spain would've seized that and went with it in the upcoming Spanish elections. There's even an appendix about why he/his government wasn't bluffing with a Game Theory explanation.
- unmole 5y ago> Interesting that you refer to him as the "Former Valve economist" rather than the Finance Minister of Greece He was the Finance Minister of Greece for barely 5 months. > or the guy who stood up to the EU What exactly he did acomplish, again?
- celticninja 5y agoTank man stood up to China, he may not have accomplished anything, but we remember him and what he did had value. So standing up to the EU in and of itself it plenty.
- ashwagary 5y agoIf "tank man" was Iraqi, he'd be a pancake under a US tank. In reality, what the tank driver did had value. Watching US police line up to execute unarmed people on a regular/daily basis in broad daylight helps me appreciate the restraint and respect for human life the tank drivers showed.
- gruturo 5y agowell, among other things, he had absurd yet awesome videos made about him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afl9WFGJE0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afl9WFGJE0M