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	\|content=@dandrezner @bariweiss May I ask you to look again or too explain why all the interesting things we talk about are of no interest? You might want to look at my essays on [[Russell Conjugation (Edge Essay)\|Russell Conjugation]], [[Excellence (Edge Essay)\|Excellence]], [[M-theory or String Theory is the Only Game in Town (Edge Essay)\|The crisis in Physics]], [[Four Quadrant Model\|Four Quadrant model]], [[Kayfabe]], [[Anthropic Capitalism]], [[Ronald Coase\|Coasian immigration]], etc.		\|content=@dandrezner @bariweiss May I ask you to look again or too explain why all the interesting things we talk about are of no interest? You might want to look at my essays on [[Russell Conjugation (Edge Essay)\|Russell Conjugation]], [[Excellence (Edge Essay)\|Excellence]], [[M-theory or String Theory is the Only Game in Town (Edge Essay)\|The crisis in Physics]], [[The Four Quadrant Model\|Four Quadrant model]], [[Kayfabe]], [[Anthropic Capitalism]], [[Ronald Coase\|Coasian immigration]], etc.
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	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein
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	\|content=I would take a look at [https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/samuelson-lecture.pdf ~~Paul Samuelson’s~~ Nobel lecture]. He goes into depth on [[Revealed Preference\|revealed preference]] and preference field non-integrability. I think we have lost track of the fact that integrability of tastes was never actually settled except by fiat. Will talk on this.		\|content=I would take a look at [[Paul Samuelson\|Paul Samuelson’s]] [https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/samuelson-lecture.pdf Nobel lecture]. He goes into depth on [[Revealed Preference\|revealed preference]] and preference field non-integrability. I think we have lost track of the fact that integrability of tastes was never actually settled except by fiat. Will talk on this.
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	* [[Great Moderation]]		* [[Great Moderation]]
	* [[I Can’t Believe It’s Not Science!]]		* [[I Can’t Believe It’s Not Science!]]
			* [[Inflation]]
	* [[Labor Shortages]]		* [[Labor Shortages]]
	* [[National Academy of Sciences (NAS)]]		* [[National Academy of Sciences (NAS)]]

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	\|content=It’s interesting how you parsed this.		\|content=It’s interesting how you parsed this.

	What makes this “not mainstream” is not controversy. It’s talking about hard issues like gauge theory in economics as a means to stop wealth transfers from ~~'''~~CPI hacking~~'''~~ as we touched on in this episode. Hopefully it is not a shock show. 🙏		What makes this “not mainstream” is not controversy. It’s talking about hard issues like [[Gauge Theory of Economics\|gauge theory in economics]] as a means to stop wealth transfers from [[CPI\|CPI hacking]] as we touched on in this episode. Hopefully it is not a shock show. 🙏
	\|timestamp=5:17 PM · Dec 18, 2019		\|timestamp=5:17 PM · Dec 18, 2019
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	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein
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	\|content=Heather gets two shoutouts by accident. I was moving her name around to make room for an economist who I happen to collaborate with and be married to: @PiaMalaney who stood against ~~'''~~CPI manipulation~~'''~~, lying about trade, etc. apologies to both.		\|content=Heather gets two shoutouts by accident. I was moving her name around to make room for an economist who I happen to collaborate with and be married to: @PiaMalaney who stood against [[CPI\|CPI manipulation]], lying about trade, etc. apologies to both.
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	\|content=One of the things my trolls like to point to is outrageous claims.		\|content=One of the things my trolls like to point to is outrageous claims.

	One of my most outrageous is that my joint work on a 2nd Marginal Revolution for economics was scuttled by the Harvard Department of Economics ~~'''~~Boskin Commissioners~~'''~~.		One of my most outrageous is that my joint work on a 2nd Marginal Revolution for economics was scuttled by the Harvard Department of Economics [[Boskin Commission\|Boskin Commissioners]].

	Yet it’s admitted:		Yet it’s admitted:
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	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein
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	\|content=X) Loss of ~~'''~~Academic Freedom~~'''~~ across the board in Academe.		\|content=X) Loss of [[Academic Freedom]] across the board in Academe.

	Y) Loss of the Lancet and other publications as trusted non-political sources of fact.		Y) Loss of the Lancet and other publications as trusted non-political sources of fact.
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	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein
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	\|content=I would take a look at [https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/samuelson-lecture.pdf ~~'''~~Paul ~~Samuelson'''’s~~ Nobel lecture]. He goes into depth on [[Revealed Preference\|revealed preference]] and preference field non-integrability. I think we have lost track of the fact that integrability of tastes was never actually settled except by fiat. Will talk on this.		\|content=I would take a look at [https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/samuelson-lecture.pdf Paul Samuelson’s Nobel lecture]. He goes into depth on [[Revealed Preference\|revealed preference]] and preference field non-integrability. I think we have lost track of the fact that integrability of tastes was never actually settled except by fiat. Will talk on this.
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	When Mechanical = COL, it is called an exact index. You are not saying that BLS believes		When Mechanical = COL, it is called an exact index. You are not saying that BLS believes

	~~'''~~Laspeyres CPI~~'''~~ = Konus COL		[[CPI\|Laspeyres CPI]] = Konus COL

	I assume, because that is false. So what are you and BLS saying?		I assume, because that is false. So what are you and BLS saying?
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	A) BLS stops lying about COL framework. Stops hand waving about economic vs mechanical indexes.		A) BLS stops lying about COL framework. Stops hand waving about economic vs mechanical indexes.

	B) Stop readying ~~'''~~c-cpi-u~~'''~~ to take over from ~~'''~~cpi-u~~'''~~. We can see you coming.		B) Stop readying [[CPI\|c-cpi-u]] to take over from [[CPI\|cpi-u]]. We can see you coming.

	C) Move towards personalized CPI using inputs.		C) Move towards personalized CPI using inputs.
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	\|content=~~'''~~Basic CPI confusions~~'''~~:		\|content=[[CPI\|Basic CPI confusions]]:

	Mechanical vs Economic indexes: Baskets of goods vs baskets of tastes over goods.		Mechanical vs Economic indexes: Baskets of goods vs baskets of tastes over goods.
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	\|content=Bottom line: ~~'''~~C-CPI-U~~'''~~ ISN’T understood by economists & is waiting to replace ~~'''~~CPI-U~~'''~~. Why? To raise indexed taxes & slash indexed Medicare and Social Security. Think!		\|content=Bottom line: [[CPI\|C-CPI-U]] ISN’T understood by economists & is waiting to replace [[CPI\|CPI-U]]. Why? To raise indexed taxes & slash indexed Medicare and Social Security. Think!

	[[CPI]] just isn’t a number. It’s supposed to be a field on a path space of loops.		[[CPI]] just isn’t a number. It’s supposed to be a field on a path space of loops.
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	You no longer need to know how hedonic adjustments are calculated.		You no longer need to know how hedonic adjustments are calculated.

	You don’t need to worry about ~~'''~~C-CPI-U~~'''~~, tax brackets, Social Security adjustments.		You don’t need to worry about [[CPI\|C-CPI-U]], tax brackets, Social Security adjustments.

	<nowiki>#</nowiki>EconTwitter’s got this. Your lids feel heavy now.		<nowiki>#</nowiki>EconTwitter’s got this. Your lids feel heavy now.
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	\|content=We should talk about the honest calculation & theory of Cost Of Living. Perhaps sooner rather than later.		\|content=We should talk about the honest calculation & theory of Cost Of Living. Perhaps sooner rather than later.

	We’re lying about what we’re doing in order to produce a single magical ~~'''~~CPI number~~'''~~ that misleads the public, obscures central bank intervention and transfers massive wealth.		We’re lying about what we’re doing in order to produce a single magical [[CPI\|CPI number]] that misleads the public, obscures central bank intervention and transfers massive wealth.
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	\|content=A thermometer is a gauge of temperature. You can't let those trying to disguise human impact on climate change make the thermometers giving them discretion.		\|content=A thermometer is a gauge of temperature. You can't let those trying to disguise human impact on climate change make the thermometers giving them discretion.

	A ~~'''~~price index~~'''~~ is a gauge of prices. Likewise, we need to remove as much discretion from the @BLS_gov gauge as possible.		A [[CPI\|price index]] is a gauge of prices. Likewise, we need to remove as much discretion from the @BLS_gov gauge as possible.
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	\|content=We should talk about national security and the Money Supply even before we talk about national security and crypto.		\|content=We should talk about national security and the Money Supply even before we talk about national security and crypto.

	We should talk about ~~'''~~CPI inflation #s~~'''~~ and index number methodology at @BLS_gov before we talk about crypto threats.		We should talk about [[CPI]] [[Inflation\|inflation]] #s and index number methodology at @BLS_gov before we talk about crypto threats.

	M2 monetary aggregate from the St Louis Fed:		M2 monetary aggregate from the St Louis Fed: