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by peterfirefly 937 days ago
Was he? I listened to an interview of his a year or two ago and he didn't seem to be all that sharp at point. Amazingly sharp for a guy who was almost a hundred, sure, but not relative to a typical 80-year-old. He must have been amazing when he was younger, though.
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I think it depends on what you mean by sharp. Quick? No, physical capabilities. His understanding of companies/markets/etc still were considered quite sharp by most investors I know.
Still didn't get bitcoin.
He was absolutely correct about bitcpin and history will vindicate his perspective.
time will tell. I don't think there is anything to vindicate here. Also, really smart people are wrong about a lot of things all the time - being wrong about one thing should not diminish your other contributions.
Who does?
did you hear about this small firm called Blackrock?