Ahem. My take on it is that, in order to write Neptunes Brood, he had to learn a lot of actual macroeconomics and also learn about cryptocurrencies. He is now a

Ahem. My take on it is that, in order to write Neptunes Brood, he had to learn a lot of actual macroeconomics and also learn about cryptocurrencies. He is now an opponent of Bitcoin because of the very real problems that the wide-spread adoption Bitcoin would entail. Maybe in the end it boils down to this: Either you believe that insight can be gained from what Economics has to offer, even though you always have to check the underlying arguments, due to the different schools of thought out there. Alternatively, you can wave it all away as needless nonsense and trust in the collective cognitive power of young men high on technology. Your choice.