Kevin Kwok@kevinakwok·Dec 11, 2016Replying to @ben_mathes@vgr I'm convinced almost all human problems are laffer curves112
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 11, 2016Replying to @kevinakwok and @ben_mathesI understand this idea up to a point, but when I try to understand it more, I actually get more confused :P11
Kevin Kwok@kevinakwok·Dec 11, 2016Replying to @vgr and @ben_mathesheh. Is there peoples writing on this?2
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @kevinakwok and @ben_mathesonly vaguely related idea I can think of is the Ballmer Peak idea on optimum alcohol level for good programming8:18 PM · Dec 11, 20161 Like
Kevin Kwok@kevinakwok·Dec 11, 2016Replying to @vgr and @ben_mathesthough what is ballmer peak? I thought it was more of a plateau? Or an infinitely up and to the right chart2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 11, 2016Replying to @kevinakwok and @ben_mathesI think this xkcd is actually quite accurate on the shape https://xkcd.com/323/1
Kevin Kwok@kevinakwok·Dec 11, 2016Replying to @vgr and @ben_mathesI actually think the other aspect of laffer curve is the more important one to me. Since it is why reasonable people argue1