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Tyler Cowen: belief

2 Oct 2024 Conversations with Tyler Kyla Scanlon on Communicating Economic Ideas through Social Media

“I think I’m a very good person at compartmentalizing. But you think it does drive you crazy.”

— Tyler Cowen

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Tyler Cowen
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belief
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2 Oct 2024
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Conversations with Tyler

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…Yes. For you, how do you separate yourself from it? I think I’m a very good person at compartmentalizing. But you think it does drive you crazy. I think so because a lot of the comments are personal. They see you as a nonobjective commentator, even if you’re talking about data. For me, it’s been difficult the past few months because you’re talking about various data sources, what’s going on with inflation, what’s going on with the labor market. But because we’re in a post-truth society, everybody is like, “You’re lying.” “You’re a liar.” “You’re horrible for that.” I’ve worked on that because you’re just a figment of the audience’s imagination.…

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