,REPLY TO ,BRAD ,DE,LONG 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,9 LATE #b#a#a1 >\ND ! TIME ( ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET1 HE = SOME REASON KN[N ONLY TO HIMSELF1 DECID$ TO GO GUNN+ = ME DESPITE MY NEV] HAV+ MET HIM OR 9T]ACT$ ) HIM 9 MY LIFE4 ,HE />T$ ) \TRI<T P]SONAL SL&] ?AT HAD NO?+ TO DO ) MY WORK 7OR ANY?+ ELSE ,I C\LD FIGURE \T7 UNTIL MY PUBLI%]S 5C\RAG$ ME TO PO9T \T ?AT FALSE P]SONAL ASP]SIONS W]E ACTIONABLE 

,S9CE A NUMB] ( O!RWISE S5SIBLE PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE BE5 TAK5 9 BY ,BRAD ,DE,LONG'S CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPOS$ S]I\S FLAWS 9 MY WORK1 P>TICUL>LY MY BOOK ,DEBT3 ,! ,FIR/ #e ,YE>S1 IT (T5 BE+ ADD$ ?AT ,I HAVE NOT EV5 ATTEMPT$ TO REPLY1 ,I ?\<T IT MI<T BE HELPFUL TO PROVIDE SOME BRIEF BACKGR\ND = ANYONE CURI\S AB\T ! MATT]4 

,BRAD ,DE,LONG IS A SELF-PROCLAIM$ TROLL & A PROV5 S]IAL LI>4 ,9 LATE #b#a#a1 >\ND ! TIME ( ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET1 HE = SOME REASON KN[N ONLY TO HIMSELF1 DECID$ TO GO GUNN+ = ME DESPITE MY NEV] HAV+ MET HIM OR 9T]ACT$ ) HIM 9 MY LIFE4 ,HE />T$ ) \TRI<T P]SONAL SL&] ?AT HAD NO?+ TO DO ) MY WORK 7OR ANY?+ ELSE ,I C\LD FIGURE \T7 UNTIL MY PUBLI%]S 5C\RAG$ ME TO PO9T \T ?AT FALSE P]SONAL ASP]SIONS W]E ACTIONABLE2 ! 9ITIAL ATTACK WAS TAK5 D[N & FROM !N ON HE SEEMS TO HAVE DECID$ TO GO AFT] MY BOOK4 

,AT FIR/1 ,I DID TRY TO REPLY1 BUT ,I QUICKLY REALIZ$ HE WAS OP]AT+ 9 BAD FAI?3 = 9/ANCE1 ONE TIME :5 ,I TRI$ TO CORRECT A /ATEM5T HE'D MADE ?AT ,I WAS MISREPRES5T+ ! WORKS ( ,GIOVANNI ,>RI<I1 ,I TRI$ TO PO/ A COMM5T CONTA9+ A QUOTE FROM ,>RI<I /AT+ EXACTLY ! POSITION ,I'D ATTRIBUT$ TO HIM2 ,DE,LONG SIMPLY CUT ! P>T ) ! EVID5CE \T ( MY RESPONSE SO IT SEEM$ LIKE ,I C\LDN'T DEF5D MYSELF 7HE C>EFULLY $ITS ! COMM5T SECTION ( HIS BLOG74 

,AFT] ?AT1 ,I BLOCK$ HIM ON ,TWITT] & /OPP$ EV5 LOOK+ AT HIS BLOG4 ,I FIGUR$ IF ,I /OPP$ RESPOND+1 EV5TUALLY1 HE'D GET BOR$ & GO AWAY4 ,BIZ>RELY1 ?\<1 ?IS DID NOT WORK1 & HE KEPT IT UP = LIT]ALLY YE>S1 DEVOT+ PO/ AFT] PO/ TO ATTACK+ ME4 ,HE ALSO /ALK$ ME ONL9E1 HE W\LD %[ UP TO ATTACK ME :5EV] MY NAME WAS M5TION$ PROM95TLY 9 A PUBLIC DEBATE1 OR DISCUSS$ ON O!R BLOGS1 ALWAYS TO REPEAT ! SAME ACCUSATIONS AGA9 & AGA92 ON ,TWITT]1 HE W\LD MADE UP DUMMY EGG%ELL ACC\NTS TO TRY TO TRICK ME 9TO 5GAG+ ) HIM2 HE'D RESPOND TO MY TWEETS & PRET5D ,I WAS >GU+ ) HIM1 KN[+ ,I C\LDN'T SEE HIS TWEETS 7PEOPLE %[$ !M TO ME LAT]72 HE'D TAKE TWEETS ,I'D MADE 9 >GUM5TS ) O!RS & PUT !M ON HIS BLOG PRET5D+ !Y W]E ADDRESS$ TO HIM1 & O!RWISE BEHAV$ 9 A TOTALLY MONOMANIACAL & FRANKLY RA!R UNH+$ FA%ION4 ,F9ALLY1 AGA91 KN[+ ,I'D BLOCK$ HIM & HAD REFUS$ TO 9T]ACT ) HIM = YE>S AT ?AT PO9T1 HE CREAT$ A ,TWITT] BOT TO ATTACK ME EV]Y DAY = A MON?1 EA* TWEET 5D+ ) 0/AY AWAY60 - I4E41 PRET5D+ HE WASN'T ! ONE /ALK+ ME BUT ?AT IT WAS SOMEH[ ! O!R WAY >\ND4 

,SO ! MAN IS IRREFUTABLY A LI>4 ,Y\ CAN BELIEVE HIS O!R CLAIMS AB\T MY S*OL>LY WORK IF Y\ LIKE4 

,HIS GREATE/ TRIUMPH WAS TO F9D ONE S5T5CE AB\T ,APPLE OBVI\SLY G>BL$ 9 ! COPY$IT+ PROCESS & 9/ANTLY REMOV$ FROM ALL BUT ! V]Y E>LIE/ $ITION ( ! BOOK1 :I* ,DE,LONG HAS S9CE CONTRIV$ TO REPRODUCE P]HAPS A ?\S& TIMES 9 AN ATTEMPT TO DEFAME ME4 ,O!RWISE1 MO/ ( ! 0FACTUAL ]RORS0 HE CLAIMS TO HAVE F\ND >E EI!R DIFF]5CES ( 9T]PRETATION1 BAS$ ON OBVI\S MISREPRES5TATIONS ( MY POSITION1 OR PO9TS SO TRIVIAL IT'S SOME:AT FLATT]+ ?AT'S !Y W]E ! BE/ HE MANAG$ TO F9D4 

,EXAMPLE3 HE ONCE PO/$ AN 5TIRE BLOG PO/ JU/ TO SAY MY 9T]PRETATION ( ! ,SUM]IAN PR9CIPLES CALL$ 0! MES0 WAS 9CORRECT4 ,:5 ,I %[$ ?IS TO ONE ( MY BE/ FRI5DS1 :O IS A ,MESOPOTAMIANI/1 ! FRI5D />T$ LAU<+ \T L\D4 ,NOBODY1 HE SAID1 REALLY KN[S :AT ! MES >E4 ,!RE >E A HALF DOZ5 9T]PRETATIONS4 ,! ONE ,I ADOPT$ WAS ! MO/ WIDELY ACCEPT$ ONE BUT SURE1 HE SAID1 LOTS ( PEOPLE W\LD DISAGREE4 ,I ?9K ! BIGGE/ ACTUAL MI/AKE ,DE,LONG MANAG$ TO DETECT 9 ! #$d PAGES ( ,DEBT1 DESPITE YE>S ( FLAIL+ AWAY1 WAS 7IIRC7 ?AT ,I GOT ! NUMB] ( ,PRESID5TIAL APPO9TEES ON ! ,F$]AL ,OP5 ,M>KET ,COMMITTEE BO>D WRONG4 ,I WROTE ?AT IT WAS ONE1 ACTUALLY IT'S ?REE4 ,YUP4 ,GUILTY AS *>G$4 ,I GOT ! NUMB] WRONG4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ONE & ?REE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BE>+ ON ! PO9T ,I WAS MAK+ 9 ! S5T5CE 9 QUE/ION1 :I* WAS JU/ ?AT ! ,F$ IS A PUBLIC_/PRIVATE HYBRID4 ,BUT ,DE,LONG HAS TRIUMPHANTLY TRUMPET$ ?IS AGA9 & AGA9 AS PRO( ( MY 0IGNORANCE40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 HE'S /ILL NOT MANAG$ TO F9D ANY?+ REALLY SUB/ANTIAL WRONG ) ! BOOK4 ,& NOT ONE ( ! 0MI/AKES' HE'S EV5 CLAIM$ TO ID5TIFY BE> ON ANY ( ! BOOK'S SUB/ANTIAL >GUM5TS4 

,FRANKLY1 :AT ,DE,LONG IS PLAY+ IS A TRANSP>5T & RA!R PA!TIC GAME4 ,ANYONE :O GOES ?R\< A LONG BOOK ON DIV]SE TOPICS WILL BE ABLE TO F9D SOME ?+S !Y CAN HOLD \T & SAY >E 0]RORS40 ,TO %[ H[ EASY A GAME IT IS TO PLAY1 JU/ 9 ! C\RSE ( HIS TROLL+ ME1 ,DE,LONG HIMSELF MADE MORE GL>+ ]RORS ?AN HE MANAG$ TO LOCATE 9 #$d PAGES ( ,DEBT4 ,SOME W]E TRULY EMB>RASS+4 ,LET ME RECALL A FEW (FH&3 

,DE,LONG CLAIM$ ?AT ,SWITZ]L& DOESN'T HAVE AN AIR =CE 7IT DOES7 

,DE,LONG CLAIM$ ?AT ,J]EMY ,B5?AM'S BODY IS PRES]V$ 9 ! ,LONDON ,S*OOL ( ,ECONOMICS4 7,ANYONE :O KN[S ANY?+ AB\T ,B5?AM KN[S HIS BODY IS 9 ,UNIV]SITY ,COLLEGE ,LONDON4 ,L,S,E DIDN'T EV5 EXI/ :5 HE DI$4 ,NOTE ,DE,LONG'S SPECIALTY IS1 HE CLAIMS1 ECONOMIC HI/ORY47 

,DE,LONG %[$ HIMSELF COMPLETELY UNAW>E ?AT ! BUBONIC PLAGUE /RUCK ,EUROPE MORE ?AN ONCE 79 FACT1 ,LONDON ALONE WAS HIT BY PLAGUE OV] #ce TIMES BETWE5 #acdg & #a#f#f#e7 - :I*1 AGA91 = A PR(ESSIONAL ECONOMIC HI/ORIAN1 IS JU/ 9CR$IBLY EMB>RASS+4 ,I MEAN ?IS IS V]Y V]Y BASIC ,M$IEVAL ,HI/ORY #aa /UFF4 ,& ,DE,LONG PROV$ HIMSELF TOTALLY CLUELESS ON ! SUBJECT1 DECL>+ ,I WAS DISPLAY+ MY 0IGNORANCE0 BY REF]R+ TO \TBREAKS AFT] #acdg 

,NORMALLY1 IF A CRAZY P]SON IS \T !RE US+ DI%ONE/ ME?ODS TO TRY TO DE/ROY ONE'S 9TELLECTUAL REPUTATION1 ! BE/ ?+ IS JU/ TO IGNORE HIM4 ,BUT IT'S A BIT TRICKI] IF ! CRAZY P]SON IS SOMEONE :O IS SE5 AS A LEGITIMATE FIGURE 9 MANY QU>T]S4 7,IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE ,DE,LONG IS ! ONLY P]SON \T !RE :O IS BO? A PR(ESSOR AT A MAJOR UNIV]SITY & A SELF-PROCLAIM$ 9T]NET TROLL74 ,HONE/ PEOPLE HAVE BE5 FOOL$4 ,TO DEF5D ONESELF H[EV] CAN EASILY MAKE ONE SEEM >ROGANT & SELF-IMPORTANT4 ,/ILL1 LET ME JU/ (F] ?IS3 ! SAFE/ MEASURE ( ! ACCURACY & RELEVANCE ( S*OL>'S WORK IS ! ASSESSM5T ( O!R S*OL>S 9 ! SAME OR RELAT$ FIELDS4 ,! CLOSE/ ONE CAN COME TO AN OBJECTIVE MEASURE ( MY /&+ AS A S*OL> 9 AN?ROPOLOGY1 = 9/ANCE1 >E ! REVIEWS MY BOOKS HAVE RECEIV$1 ! DISCIPL9>Y PRIZES ,DEBT HAS RECEIV$1 OR = ?AT MATT] ! FACT ?AT ! MO/ EM95T S*OL> 9 ! FIELD1 ,M>%ALL ,SAHL9S1 DECID$ TO COLLABORATE ON A BOOK ) ME4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO ASSESS ! M]IT ( ,DEBT1 Y\ MI<T ALSO CONSID] ! FACT ?AT !RE HAVE N[ BE5 TWO DIFF]5T S*OL>LY CONF]5CES 7ONE 9 ,TUB+51 ONE 9 ,BIRM+HAM7 SPECIFICALLY D$ICAT$ TO DISCUSS+ >GUM5TS MADE 9 ! BOOK1 ATT5D$ BY ,CLASSICI/S1 ,ASSYRIOLOGI/S1 ,M$IEVALI/S1 ,ECONOMIC ,HI/ORIANS1 ,AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 ,NUMISMATI/S & O!RS4 7,ONE MI<T ASK JU/ AS A PO9T ( COMP>ISON1 HAS IT EV] EV5 OCCURR$ TO ANYONE TO HOLD AN ACADEMIC CONF]5CE TO DISCUSS ! IMPLICATIONS ( ANY ( ,DE,LONG'S WRIT+S OR IDEAS87 ,F9ALLY1 IF ! >GUM5T IS ?AT ,I'M SIMPLY \T ( MY DEP? 9 ECONOMICS1 SPECIFICALLY1 ONE MI<T ASK !N :Y IT IS ?AT ,I AM ! ONLY AN?ROPOLOGI/ EV] TO HAVE BE5 ASK$ TO PRES5T A MACROECONOMIC SEM9> AT ! ,BANK ( ,5GL&4 

,BRAD ,DE,LONG IS A LI> & A CON MAN4 ,I'VE DONE MY BE/ TO JU/ IGNORE HIM1 HOP+ HE'LL EV5TUALLY F9D SOME?+ ELSE TO DO1 BUT HE WON'T1 & S9CE SO MANY HONE/ PEOPLE APPE> TO HAVE BE5 SNOOK]$1 ,I FELT IT W\LD BE HELPFUL TO SET ! RECORD /RAI<T4 

-- ,DAVID 

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