ClaimsTyler Cowen

“Not only has the stock of standing monuments decreased as of late, I suspect the equilibrium flow will fall as well.”

Tyler Cowen, on own X account 11 June 2020 Post by @tylercowen on X, 2020-06-11 (X)

Prediction Philosophy, ethics and society

Tyler Cowen said he suspects the equilibrium flow of new monuments will fall, following what he described as a recent decrease in the stock of standing monuments.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

Reasoning

Vague prediction about equilibrium flow of monuments with no horizon or measurable metric.

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Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen said he suspects the equilibrium flow of new monuments will fall, following what he described as a recent decrease in the stock of standing monuments.” (said 11 June 2020). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_35fc0a1b0643, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_35fc0a1b0643

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