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Anyone follow this guy? What's the consensus? Is he right on or is he full of BS? I've read a bit of his stuff over the last couple of years...but never a full book. I'm thinking of buying one of his books to read on the beach later this month.
He seems to forecast long term megatrends and then interpret them as they are likely to affect economies. I find the approach intriguing because the major trend approach skips the daily and weekly noise of the news and the effect of events that are ultimately inconsequential. But he makes a lot of assertions that without much backup and there is so much information it's hard to digest it all. He also has a newsletter to sell...
In any case, any thoughts anyone would be willing to share would be appreciated.
He seems to forecast long term megatrends and then interpret them as they are likely to affect economies. I find the approach intriguing because the major trend approach skips the daily and weekly noise of the news and the effect of events that are ultimately inconsequential. But he makes a lot of assertions that without much backup and there is so much information it's hard to digest it all. He also has a newsletter to sell...
In any case, any thoughts anyone would be willing to share would be appreciated.