Tyler Cowen is a curator of talent

Post by pas » Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 1:23 AM UTC

twolf910616 wrote: post #88

Can anyone comment on Cowen's economic/political view? Last I've heard he's kind of a dying breed of Hayek supporter, but looking at his wikipedia page - it seems like even he has adopted a much more sympathetic view towards bigger government. Not to say anything about libertarian - I'm just curious.

I recommend listening to this discussion/interview with him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgRUujWZ__o

He talks about "too much regulation is choking the economy" guy, but he really means "lack of equity" (as in immigration is unnecessarily hard, building regulation is insane, etc), FAA regulation on supersonic flight currently hinders innovation (because it's not noise based but speed based).

Post by pas » Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 1:24 AM UTC

borroka wrote: post #63

Dumblydorr wrote: post #51

What a sensational title, it's so tech-focused and the article fetishizes smartness in a bizarre way. There are talent curators in every single field, for instance from baseball, this reminds me of those old advisors in the movie Moneyball, who look at how people seem to be rather than using actual evidence of prior performance. Where is the quantification of TC's magical power? It's narrative, not numbers. The artic…

Am I the only one here who thinks TC knows nothing about many things and his main skill is putting himself out there? I admire his range and understanding and use of the halo effect, but when he talks about some of the fields I know, I can't help but notice that he waves his hands more than those airfield attendants who tell pilots how to move runaway planes.

Could you give a concrete example (about things you know he's out of his depth)? Thanks!

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