> Pet conspiracy theory: boom/bust cycles are not only inevitable, but desirable to some extent. I wouldn’t call this a conspiracy theory at all. The founder o

> Pet conspiracy theory: boom/bust cycles are not only inevitable, but desirable to some extent. I wouldn’t call this a conspiracy theory at all. The founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world, spent time and money to publish this idea in various forms. I learned about it from here: https://youtu.be/PHe0bXAIuk0 https://youtu.be/PHe0bXAIuk0 There’s more to this idea—-the long term debt cycle—-but the premise is exactly what you stated. There are benefits to both the boom and bust phases of the economy.