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Am I the only one here who thinks TC knows nothing about many things and his main skill is putting himself out there?

I admire his range and understanding and use of the halo effect, but when he talks about some of the fields I know, I can't help but notice that he waves his hands more than those airfield attendants who tell pilots how to move runaway planes.

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Could you give a concrete example (about things you know he's out of his depth)? Thanks!

I glance at his blog on my RSS reader...he likes to talk and can talk intelligently. My (layperson) gist is that his economist posts are middling at best, but he is a decent consumer of art and culture at least

You make a good point, but I'd like to add an adverb: he can speak in a seemingly intelligent way about many topics.

Also, he is mostly a commentator, which is much easier than be a "creator" of something tangible, he is never put on the spot by anybody because he is TC and he has quick obscure comebacks that are challenging to address, like "I like Vietnamese cuisine", and he comes back with "but how has it changed since Vietnam moved to a more capitalistic society?". I mean, how come you answer that?

I am not hating on TC, he is a brilliant man, but for the life of me after his interviews (both as an interviewer and interviewee), I cannot remember a damn thing.

No, you're not.

“While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.”

- Karl Popper

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