Brian Winter: belief

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…Argentina — why is the Jockey Club so popular in Buenos Aires? I’m sure you’ve noticed this. I have noticed this. I think two reasons. One is that Argentina is regarded, even today, by many as the heart of polo culture and horse culture globally. People say Florida and Provincia de Buenos Aires are the main places to be. But a lot of this also, Tyler, as I was saying earlier — everything or almost everything in Argentina ends up being about past glory and past wealth. And the Jockey Club is really one of those places still left in the city where you can look around and squint a little bit, imagine it’s 1920 and this is still the “Paris of South America.” It’s not the only place that’s like that. Actually, the city itself looks good. It looks better than it did when I covered Argentina’s economic meltdown in my first job out of college, more than 20 years ago. But the economy today — speaking of things that are cyclical — you’ve got inflation above 270 percent. It doesn’t take long, even at the Jockey Club, to realize that not all is well in the country right now. I agree with your nostalgia point, but as I’m sure you know, there are so many very good startups from Argentina, though they may leave the country, go to Brazil, go to Mexico. Why is there this mix of creativity and nostalgia?…

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