Why it is a good idea to ignore expert predictions
Adjacent headlines on CNBC this morning
Finance: How did the grand cryptocurrency con happen? “Hero worship”
And while SBF’s FTX takes the cake for crypto’s biggest con in dollar terms, it’s noteworthy how many other conmen crypto has produced: Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpeles, QuadrigaX’s Gerald Cotton,…
Public health: Norway does not recommend new Covid boosters for healthy individuals under age 65
To add to the public health messaging confusion this is, of course, different than the CDC’s recommendation: The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) recommends a booster dose of coronavirus…
Follow up: We were wrong about the economy, say the “experts”
To be fair, the “experts” have been wrong about almost everything the past two and half years. It’s known as the “Suicide of Expertise”. Georgieva added that economists were more…
Demographics: Declining youth enrollment leads to more school closures
The declining youth population in the U.S. is already leading to tough decisions about closing elementary schools. In a few years, decisions will need to be made about middle schools…
The difficulties of getting a Tesla EV repaired
The complaints point to all sorts of problems with the experience of owning a Tesla vehicle, including an inadequate number of service centers, limited stock of replacement parts, bad communication,…
Dueling experts, Part 2
This is the state of modern scientific discourse – sliming anyone you disagree with and engage in name calling, rather than addressing the issues in contention. Those of us who…
The Metaverse Land Rush Is an Illusion | WIRED
The “real estate of the future” is plagued by buggy software, empty servers, and huge opportunities for abuse. …. In other words, buying “real estate” on these platforms is like…
Dueling Experts: Risks of vaxxed break through cases
The Times report stated the odds of a fully vaccinated person contracting COVID-19 on a given day are 1 in 5,000, citing statistics from King County, WA and other metro…
Dueling experts: “Covid booster shots: Scientists blast U.S. move as premature”
Scientists sharply criticized the Biden administration’s push to widely distribute Covid booster shots, saying the data provided by U.S. officials wasn’t compelling Source: Covid booster shots: Scientists blast U.S. move…