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Context: HN comment (spot-on) in response to a rather vapid BBC piece on technological progress, mostly a paen to Ayn Randians:

And why would Cowen, who "ranked 17th on a list of the top 100 most influential economists" give the time of day to some rando who just happened to be rich? One word: money.

So it looks like Collison bought himself an economist.

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3

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