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Buried by the Wall Street Crash

2019/12/6
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本期节目讲述了20世纪两位最伟大的经济学家——约翰·梅纳德·凯恩斯和欧文·费雪的故事。他们都曾试图通过预测市场走势来进行投资,并在1929年的华尔街股灾中遭受了巨大的损失。然而,凯恩斯最终成为最著名的经济学家之一,而费雪的声誉和财富都受到了严重损害。这其中的关键在于,凯恩斯能够改变自己的观点和投资策略,而费雪则没有。节目中还穿插讲述了一个UFO邪教的故事,用以说明人们在面对认知失调时,往往会加倍努力维护自己的信念,即使证据表明他们的信念是错误的。通过这两个故事,节目探讨了预测的困难、应对失败的重要性以及改变观点的价值。 节目以凯恩斯和费雪的投资经历为主线,对比了他们面对失败的不同反应。凯恩斯在1920年和1929年都经历了投资失败,但他能够从错误中吸取教训,改变自己的投资策略,最终取得成功。这与他积极开放的心态和丰富的经验有关。而费雪则在股市崩盘后面临严重的财务困境,但他没有改变自己的投资策略,最终导致了他的失败。这与费雪的认知失调有关,他难以接受自己曾经的判断是错误的。节目最后总结了凯恩斯和费雪的结局,并强调了改变观点的重要性,以及在面对失败时,能够改变观点的重要性。

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The episode introduces the stories of Irving Fisher and John Maynard Keynes, two renowned economists who both faced financial ruin during the Wall Street Crash, but with vastly different outcomes.

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Both of the world’s greatest economists, Irving Fisher and John Maynard Keynes, thought they could see into the future and make a killing on the stock market - and then both were wiped out by the Wall Street Crash. One died a pauper, the other millionaire. What does it take to bounce back from ruin? Oh... and UFOs.

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