| ▲ | k33n 2 hours ago | |
> Even a cursory familiarity with the history of the industry shows both that this is untrue The modern trend of believing that “history” is made up of one or two things that everyone saw on the news is actually really entertaining. Definition of “cursory understanding” tbh. The banking industry, historically is far from stupid. This particular story is just basic PR driven market manipulation and has nothing to do with the banking system. | ||
| ▲ | acdha 15 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
> The modern trend of believing that “history” is made up of one or two things that everyone saw on the news is actually really entertaining. It would be useful if you could provide a more detailed version of your argument. I don’t think you seriously believe that banks don’t make mistakes but the way this is written does sound like you’re saying it’s highly unlikely while ignoring the other half of the sentence you quoted. | ||