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> It might, if economics was a settled science. But a lot has changed in the last 50 years, and half-century old intuitions are actually less than useful by thi
by gyulai 4y ago
> It might, if economics was a settled science. But a lot has changed in the last 50 years, and half-century old intuitions are actually less than useful by this point and have the real possibility of leading us down paths of ruin. Also, cognitive abilities decline with age.
Wow, that's very ageist.
> What "evidence" would appease you that's not written in the WEF bylaws?
Precisely that. The article could have given a little context by saying something about the WEF bylaws. If the WEF is just this man's private enterprise with no other purpose than to be an alter-ego for him that makes money for him, then sure, why not. If it's a listed corporation, there are shareholders to consider. If it is a tax-exempt foundation, there is the question of tax fraud to consider. I simply don't know what the WEF is, and it would be useful for a reader of this article to know that, before they get to be outraged, which outrage, presumably, is what the article is driving at.
- uoaei 4y ago[flagged]
- stakhanov 4y agoYou're tone policing, and you did imply that Schwab's outlook is guided by half-century old intuitions and called into question his cognitive abilities, basing both on nothing but his age. That is ageist. How do you know he's not open-minded and up-to-date on all the latest research?
- uoaei 4y agoI am not making a positive argument in the opposite direction. This is not a debate. I am stating obvious facts and simple conjectures to make clear just how narrow-minded and apparently intentionally oblivious the original analysis is. Also, the HN guidelines are already tone-policing. I am not really tone-policing because I don't want the person above to say what they're already saying but nicer. I want them to acknowledge just how narrow and clouded their reasoning is due to the apparent outrage, and how to take an edge off of what apparently was a very bad start to a day for someone.