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You and I were told by “experts” that amalgams of B+ rated mortgages could be, in combination, AAA securities. You and I were told by “experts” that SH had WMD
by rsync 3y ago
You and I were told by “experts” that amalgams of B+ rated mortgages could be, in combination, AAA securities.
You and I were told by “experts” that SH had WMD and that the brief war would cost about 400M.
Yes, I hope my scare quotes do, indeed, say something about me.
- gcanyon 3y agoThe fact that the weather forecast is sometimes wrong doesn't mean you should listen to your best friend about whether to pack an umbrella. Demanding that experts be right all the time is unrealistic. And damning all experts because some used their authority to lie is sub-optimal.
- spookthesunset 3y agoThen perhaps those “experts” shouldn’t be making broad, far reaching, incredibly costly public policy? Especially ones as incredibly destructive as what was enacted for covid. All the crap these “experts” pushed was the exact opposite of what was in tons of different pandemic plans. It was all unproven and untested. Making us all in unconsenting research subjects.