http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/07/03/andersongladwell-debate-brings-out-all-of-the-web-intelligentsia/ Commentary on Economics, Information and Human Action Mon, 21 May 2012 15:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/07/03/andersongladwell-debate-brings-out-all-of-the-web-intelligentsia/#comment-8674 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:19:43 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=4898#comment-8674 I don’t think it’s pedantic to be wary of the word “free”. Ignoring hidden costs has led to all manner of suffering.

]]> http://knowledgeproblem.com/2009/07/03/andersongladwell-debate-brings-out-all-of-the-web-intelligentsia/#comment-8673 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:54:54 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=4898#comment-8673 Working in publishing (thankfully not newspapers) this is an interesting topic to me. I have a serious problem with the examples Gladwell pulls out to prove his point. Electricity and pharmaceuticals are to of the most heavily regulated industries around, and trying to use the failure to see prices fall in those industries is ridiculous.

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