Featured image of post An Investment Answer I Read Three Times: Right, Wrong, and Driving by the Rearview Mirror

An Investment Answer I Read Three Times: Right, Wrong, and Driving by the Rearview Mirror

Zhihu answerer Simon shares how to find investment bloggers worth following: first look for those with similar values, then trace back whether their major past calls were validated. On the first read, I thought he was right; on the second, I realized he wasn’t; only on the third did I see it clearly—this methodology only works in the rearview mirror. The comments section finished the rest of the critique for me.

Featured image of post 350,000 Yuan over Six Years: How Should We Assess the Cost of Studying Mo Yan?

350,000 Yuan over Six Years: How Should We Assess the Cost of Studying Mo Yan?

A key National Social Science Fund project led by a Renmin University professor to study Mo Yan has been accused of “wasting taxpayers’ money.” But the very term “taxpayer” is itself a loanword. Mo Yan’s academic standing, the international going rate for social science funding, the problems within the social sciences, and what should truly matter when evaluating research projects—let’s do the math carefully.

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