>Predicted the 2008 financial crisis >Predicted the rise

my sex life

John Gray's Black Mass reminds me of Voegelin on Political Religions

That's because those events were all orchestrated by the world's elite.

>>9845658
Call me when he predicts something that wasn't obvious ten years in advance

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>>9845658
this guy?

>>9845658
Rorty also predicted the rise of populism way in advance. It was clear that the shift of the left's base of support from working classes to cultural elites, and the rise of foreign policy oriented conservatives would bring some consequences. I wouldn't call everything he says a "prediction" outright, just a solid grasp of current tendencies.

>>9845687
>muh post-hoc hindsight bias

>>9845687
If the 2008 GFC was so obvious, why didn't you cash in by shorting the things that were obviously going to crash? You could be rich right now.

>>9845744
I did though

>>9845706
>Rorty also predicted the rise of populism way in advance. It was clear that the shift of the left's base of support from working classes to cultural elites, and the rise of foreign policy oriented conservatives would bring some consequences. I wouldn't call everything he says a "prediction" outright, just a solid grasp of current tendencies.

Where does he say this?

>>9845802
Achieving Our Country
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/books/richard-rortys-1998-book-suggested-election-2016-was-coming.html

A few more quips from the man himself, listen to him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwhz3YtADbI&t=10s

Which is his best book; is it strawdogs or the silence of animals, or maybe another?

>>9847030
nice, thanks

>>9847030
Where was that military takeover he predicted?

>>9845692
Kek

>>9848590
In the mind of CNN's viewership salivating for any news on "russiagate", like Pavlov's fucking dog.

Obama was charismatic enough, but a news outlet wanting to make money could wish for Clinton's rotting corpse in the WH. Better to have The Big Other as Mr. President, that way you have something to entertain your audience with, all the time. Is it any wonder they only talked about him throughout the campaign even, when he was debating republican candidates?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKqW4gw4wsg

>>9848639
>couldn't wish
herp

>>9845658
>Woah, is there anything he cannot predict?
He couldn't predict that I've never heard of him.

>>9848657
Where are you from if I may ask? I am from Europe and many authors discussed here have no relevance at all where I'm from. The library has plenty of John Gray books, but little if any David Foster Wallace (as example).
It is not the UK either where I'm from.

>>9848677
Where are you from?

>>9848677
Literally who gives a shit about any nation but the US

>>9849585
Good one. I bet that sentiment is not even false amongst Americans. I read a lot of non-fiction, and in my experience the US certainly has cultural dominance when it comes to science. UK close second.
>>9849571
The Netherlands.

>look him up
>"ethnicity: jewish"
DROPPED

>>9849613
Interesting. Yeah I've noticed a bit of a divide between European and American philosophers and feel like I've read and researched so many people that my professors have never even heard of.

That OP is a faggot

>>9848590
Well considering that Trump is now aligning his cabinet with top military generals, I'd say it's well within reach.

>>9853044
I hope it happens soon. The collapse of. The US is inevitable, if it falls then nuclear arms will be in the hands of revolutionists and warlords.

A firm hand is needed, the US military is the strongest t power on earth. They had Stealth planes in the 50s, imagine what technological marvels they have in production now.

>>9853044
Not sure if serious but we shall see.

>>9849613
I see. Your English needs some work.

>>9853044
Not to mention Trump is precisely the sort of bad, unstable leader that would get taken down in a coup by the military. It would be like deposing an unfit king.

>>9856371
The military doesn't need to take him down when the congress can simply cockblock everything he does.

>>9856342
Your correct. Do you mind giving me some tips to avoid future embarrassment? I literally can't help myself. I do aspire to writing English in a manner that is correct. I await your answer.

>>9856371
He's already proven to be a puppet. Just wave and smile and sign.

>>9856525
Get books on the subject.

>>9845661
He predicts things that actually happen

>>9856398
>>9856549
Yeah but he is still technically the president. I feel like that's going to get us into a big problem sooner or later.

>>9845658

>when these "tfw no gf" feels will end

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>>9845658
>Predicted the 2008 financial crisis
Everyone who knew about the mechanisms behind the skyscraper curse saw it a mile away. Burj Khalifa became the tallest building in the world in 2008. Everyone knew this years in advance, so they knew there would be a downturn years in advance.

There will be a crash before or around the completion of the Jeddah Tower in 2019 or 2020. This one might take out the dollar. You can screencap this.

>>9858978
Because that isn't superstition at all buddy.

>>9858978
It isn't superstition, it's based on the Austrian business cycle theory. When the interested rate is artificially low businesses endeavor in projects they otherwise would not have. Really tall buildings is one of those, which is why you typically see busts following record high skyscrapers.
https://mises.org/library/skyscrapers-and-business-cycles

>>9860866
>dude like if the economy is doing good then like it won't be going good a while afterwards
Thanks for your wonderful input

>>9857944
When you stop being a beta manchild.

>>9860866
>When the interested rate is artificially low businesses endeavor in projects they otherwise would not have. Really tall buildings is one of those, which is why you typically see busts following record high skyscrapers.

Except there is no such thing as an "artificial" interest rate: https://socialdemocracy21stcentury.blogspot.ca/2014/06/colin-rogers-money-interest-and-capital_12.html

Real-estate is an investment like any other and it's driven by expectations, which are subjective, and comes in waves of optimism/pessimism.

>>9858978
>This one might take out the dollar. You can screencap this.
The US dollar isn't going anywhere anytime soon kid, unless the Trump administration is so incompetent it somehow accidentally ends up defaulting by not raising the debt ceiling

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09692290.2012.698997

>>9861429
This

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John Gray + Peter Turchin = W0KE

>>9849585
That's the exact reason why the US is on a free fall in terms of relevance.

>>9845658

Congrats, I predicted the same as a young teenager in between playing Ratchet and Clank on my PS2 and jacking off to softcore porn. You'd have to be a dope not to see it coming.

>>9862227
Did you write it down?