[adamgordonbell]

If fact there was active work to make Dalio top on believability and have it flow from there. The developer behind it is extensively interviewed in "The Firm."

Dalio and others being on top of rating was a way Dalio sanity checked the algo, per the book and was not happy when it drifted away from that standard.

How much of the book's content is shaded by sour grapes is unclear though.