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$10,000 bounty for theorem refutation

LessWrong · Jun 15, 2026, 1:36 PM

I offer $10,000 to the first person to refute a supposed theorem - judgment of refutation to be by vote on Less Wrong, one month (to allow ample time for discussion) after either party affirms that in their view real proof has been presented and further debate would be pointless.The theorem:It is inferable from common knowledge that Jerome Powell, Mark Carney, Warren Buffet and Jamie Dimon do not understand what the unreal part of nominal interest is (because if they did, they would insist on not charging it)Those interested in attempting refutation will find useful links by exploring my presence here. Attempted refutations may be submitted as replies to this post; date of reply establishes priority. This post will gradually expand into a history lesson, extending at least four centuries into the past.The purpose of the maneuver is to deliver news, urgently needed by the world, for which no other channel exists. My Medium page (linked in Mortgage post) describes various earlier attempts, including one in 1995 which involved recruiting the leaders of physics to announce a catastrophic failure of the supposed science of economics which proved it to be a counterfeit science.Discuss

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