"Chartism: ...Policymakers fall somewhere on the spectrum of pro-chart and anti-chart. Pro-chartists think that data can explain the world, and the more we have the better. But anti-chartists think that relentless data accumulation is misguided because it offers false certainty and misses the big picture interpretation. As the saying goes: "More fiction is written in … Continue reading Chartism & Skepticism
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Russell Conjugation
"Sentence 1: I am firm.Sentence 2: You are obstinate.Sentence 3: He/She/It is pigheaded."-Bertrand Russell, quoted in David Perell, "News in the Age of Abundance." Perell.com. February 4, 2020. "Most people will have a positive emotion to the first sentence, a mild reaction to the second, and a negative reaction to the third. Likewise, writers can … Continue reading Russell Conjugation
