[simianparrot]

My impression is Paul, and many like him, have lived in a world of abstractions for so long their brain believes it’s real. And since they wield influence on a lot of people, their brains spouting such nonsense can _make_ it «real» in the markets. Markets which are themselves an abstraction entirely separated from the reality they are meant to represent.

But at some point reality catches up with everyone, but it will be at the cost of people hidden by the abstractions before it hits people like PG.