> It's not at all clear how this messaging fits with his financial interests Why assume that what he is doing must make sense? Past displays of very smart and

> It's not at all clear how this messaging fits with his financial interests Why assume that what he is doing must make sense? Past displays of very smart and logical behavior in no way guarantees future logical behavior. There is even a name for the phenomenon where once a person is recognized for previous accomplishments of their intelligence, they might be more prone to go on flights of fancy: Nobel disease. [0] > being universally hailed as correct appears to bolster the individual laureate's confirmation bias more than it does their skepticism. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_disease