Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

In light of other recent debates, another interesting example of where (at least according to @jasonfurman) the actual expert consensus doesn't match the media/Twitter impression of the expert consensus. — PolitiTweet.org

To give the full context, it is my sense based on talking to academic macroeconomists that are not part of the DC d… https://t.co/vGu9yHGECP

Posted May 29, 2021

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I used to assume that "wrong" views were more shallowly-held (i.e. "you don't *really* believe that, do you?"). But after years of arguing with people on the Internet, if anything the opposite is true. People's "wrong" views are often more deeply-rooted than their "correct" ones. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 29, 2021

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BTW, this may be related to increasing political polarization by education levels. If highly educated elites—including in the media—overwhelmingly prefer one political party, it's going to become harder to untangle partisan views from expert views. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 29, 2021