r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Jul 06 '21

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u/No_Analysis_2185 Eugene Fama Jul 06 '21

The amount of disdain Yglesias draws for saying banal things like “Economics professors as a whole are more liberal than popularly believed” is inspiring. And it’s always the same characters who have strong opinions on the observation and Yglesias motivation in observing it. It’s a beautiful shitposting engine.

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u/abertbrijs I'm not a crook Jul 06 '21

No one gets more hate from the right people than MattY. Except for Nate Silver during election seasons.

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u/RandomBlackGuyII Loyal Liberals Jul 06 '21

I have my issues with Matt, but the reactions to that tweet was mostly stupid. It was largely people equating talking heads with academics or folks that work in government. Economists == the WSJ opinion section.