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I find that while he makes good points, he also misrepresents the views and histories of the people he attacks. It is the standard "The common knowledge is wron
by mellavora 4y ago
I find that while he makes good points, he also misrepresents the views and histories of the people he attacks. It is the standard "The common knowledge is wrong, trust me" tactic for establishing yourself as an expert on a topic.
For example, he got famous for picking on Black-Scholes. Claiming among other things that he was smarter because he was a trader before he became an academic. Conveniently not mentioning that Black and Scholes also spent time trading the markets both before and after their famous 1973 publication.