BREAKDOWN: Why Monetary Debasement Is Here to Stay, Feat. Dr. Vikram Mansharamani

BREAKDOWN: Why Monetary Debasement Is Here to Stay, Feat. Dr. Vikram Mansharamani

By CoinDesk

From technology to aging demographics, some of the most important trends shaping the economy have been deflationary. What happens when that rapidly changes?

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.

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Our main topic: 

Dr. Vikram Mansharamani is a lecturer at Harvard and author of “Boombustology: Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst” as well as the just released “Think for Yourself: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence.” 

In this wide-ranging conversation, he and NLW discuss:

Why our relationship with experts and expertise is leading us astrayHow COVID-19 shows the downside of both over-reliance on, and complete rejection of, experts How the economic crisis surrounding COVID-19 is bursting bubbles and moving us from a period defined by deflation to one defined by inflationWhy “monetary debasement is here to stay”Why the U.S.-China relationship is the key backdrop for understanding the next 10 years of global economic reality Why inequality threatens the fabric of our economy and our society, and what might be done about it


Find our guest online:

Twitter: @mansharamani

Website: Vikram Mansharamani | “THINK FOR YOURSELF”

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