In 2018 this genius Harvard economist went on CNBC and said it would be more likely to see bitcoin at $100 than $100,000 in ten years.

Gotta love the receipts.

https://v.nostr.build/s0WGtcjBLKHc1PJT.mp4

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He should be hung.

His life isnt worth the $1B he cost them.

But he's got a degree from Harvard, or Yale, or somewhere. Doesn't that mean anything? 🤣🤣

The saddest part is that Litecoin is worth almost half of what it was back then. 🤣

You can learn more about this economist here

https://rogoff.scholars.harvard.edu/

If he's on LinkedIn you could reach out to him publicly and ask him if he did not know about bitcoin's use at retailers like NewEgg since 2014, and if he couldn't forsee how it would help people in autocratic counties, refegees, and everyone suffering from inflation.

Be sure to link to that news clip when you ask these things and mention that it was from 2018. You could also link to some sources to back up claims you are making that people will instantly try to dispute.

Newegg accepted it since 2014

https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/newegg-starts-accepting-bitcoin-payments-via-bitpay

Used by people living under a dictator

https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/bitcoin-development-fund/

Helping hundreds of thousands of refugees

https://www.da-ri.org/articles/bring-only-what-you-can-carry

A hedge against inflation

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/article/how-does-crypto-help-hedge-against-inflation/

Remember, they are not arguing with you, they are arguing with the people who did the research, and the people who published it. So when you get responses falsely claiming your links are all propaganda, either ignore them or tell them they'll have to talk to Forbes if they think it's not a hedge against inflation. In short: don't feed the trolls, trying to reason with them will only fuel them more.

Also, keep in mind that the goal is not to humiliate Ken. It is to understand why his prediction was so far off so we can avoid these types of mistakes going forward. Don't be an ass about it. We all make mistakes and the important thing is that we acknowledge them and learn from them. Whether or not he acknowledges it and learns is not under our control, but either way, we can learn from his mistake if we better understand what he missed in his analysis and why.

I'm very glad I'm not a Harvard economist so I can see that Bitcoin is indeed beautiful.

Doing gods work nostr:nprofile1qqswum4p82uluhz2dr40nvdrflspffntgqghc58w9fs57nx6jkdkuaqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wd3skueqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejs3cc0tk.

Receipts are irrefutable.

We need to keep more

What a genius. I hope they give him the Nobel prize

By that point in 2018, bitcoin was already 9 years old and its exchange rate had grown from zero to $20K and was on its way back to around $3600 by the end of that year. People like him saw that as a time to gloat, not as a buying opportunity.

I wonder if he reflects on gems like that sometimes

There’s hope for him.

“Rogoff argues that Bitcoin has real value as a medium of exchange, especially in unregulated markets.”

Epic fail.

Economists are astrologers for men.

That guy was wrong.

Bro is probably watching the price for the next 3 years like

What’s the likelihood of seeing that economist again?

About 100%. He’s got a new book out!

20% of global gdp is zaps?! Who knew…