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This scared Brad de Long...
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed May 3rd, 2006 at 06:24:52 AM EST
There is this vary insightful comment to his post: (my emphasis)
Oh my god.

The terminal phase of a bubble comes when the strongest doubters of the bubble start to doubt their own doubt and believe the crazy rationalisations for illogical valuations. After all, a bubble is often just a reflection of market participants changing their beliefs. If almost everyone's beleifs have been changed there is nothing left to fuel the bubble.



guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 3rd, 2006 at 06:30:16 AM EST
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My reaction too...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed May 3rd, 2006 at 06:44:16 AM EST
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Link-hopping about DeLong's blog I came across the new-fangled concept of dark matter in economics. Has it been diaried on ET by the economics experts?

[It seems that, not content with emulating early 19th century physics, now economists want to emulate the wholly speculative physics post-1975 - sigh]

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 3rd, 2006 at 06:46:34 AM EST
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I've seen references to that ... hadn't followed up though.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed May 3rd, 2006 at 06:50:39 AM EST
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It is the subject of a detailed and longish post from Brad Setser  from January.
by Deni on Wed May 3rd, 2006 at 02:40:31 PM EST
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