Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedTyler Cowen: belief
2 Oct 2024 Conversations with Tyler Kyla Scanlon on Communicating Economic Ideas through Social Media
“To me, it’s a continuum, and it’s the events at any point in time that matter a bit more, but I think people disagree on these questions.”
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…Do you think it is because of demographics? They’re like, “Oh, the older people are taking over.” For younger people, for example — they’re like, “I’m just not going to do anything, because it’s just so far out of my control.” I don’t know. There are still democratic incentives in the system. I think people think in generational terms, maybe more than is warranted by the data. I’ve had this discussion with Peter Thiel. He talks about boomers and millennials and Generation X and Z. To me, it’s a continuum, and it’s the events at any point in time that matter a bit more, but I think people disagree on these questions. I don’t think it’s settled. In terms of?…
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