An employee of a multinational financial services company writes a historically revisionist article about an area in which his company has direct regulatory and financial exposure.[1] With only implicit disclosures of conflict of interest. I would say that it is only because of the author’s long-term goodwill in this community that this stuff isn’t looked upon with a very critical eye.
I’ve learned the hard way that someone’s past identity does not necessary correlate with good behavior in a new, more “important” persona. Silicon Valley is filled with examples of exactly this sort of thing.
1: Remember, the former Governor of the Bank of England is on his employer’s board. This isn’t a passionate evangelist for a struggling startup charity case, or someone telling us cool facts about their weird hobby.
I don't see how we can get anywhere discussing like this. Instead of discussing the topic, it's all meta. Ad hominems, characterizations of the argument and accusations of bad faith.
As I said, disagree and make your case. You don't have to assume credibility, but don't assume malice. What's the point of having a discussion if it's not a good faith discussion.
Yes. The “big banks lost money servicing the poor people” narrative is totally wrong, and the author knows this. We can’t let this incorrect story get more traction than it already has. Too many innocent people suffered great hardships in the real story of what happened — look at the stories in this thread!
> What's the point of having a discussion if it's not a good faith discussion.
An employee of a multinational financial services company writes a historically revisionist article about an area in which his company has direct regulatory and financial exposure.[1] With only implicit disclosures of conflict of interest. I would say that it is only because of the author’s long-term goodwill in this community that this stuff isn’t looked upon with a very critical eye.
I’ve learned the hard way that someone’s past identity does not necessary correlate with good behavior in a new, more “important” persona. Silicon Valley is filled with examples of exactly this sort of thing.
1: Remember, the former Governor of the Bank of England is on his employer’s board. This isn’t a passionate evangelist for a struggling startup charity case, or someone telling us cool facts about their weird hobby.