25 points | by koolba 4 hours ago ago
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Let's not forget that time he advocated for dumping toxic waste in poor countries.
"I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summers_memo
In related news, Harvard is also launching its own investigation into its former president Summers: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/19/harvard-opens-...
There's an interesting list of criticisms about Larry Summers here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15320922
Based on an interview that I've seen of him a few years ago and these emails between him and Epstein he seems kind of... not smart?
It raises a really interesting question which is how do people like him climb so high up the ladder?
What do you mean? I assumed he was cozied up to by the likes of Epstein because he had already ascended the ladder.
I see, because you think he's "not smart"… Yeah, I think "smart" and "makes smart choices" are two different things.
Let's not forget that time he advocated for dumping toxic waste in poor countries.
"I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summers_memo
In related news, Harvard is also launching its own investigation into its former president Summers: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/19/harvard-opens-...
There's an interesting list of criticisms about Larry Summers here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15320922
Based on an interview that I've seen of him a few years ago and these emails between him and Epstein he seems kind of... not smart?
It raises a really interesting question which is how do people like him climb so high up the ladder?
What do you mean? I assumed he was cozied up to by the likes of Epstein because he had already ascended the ladder.
I see, because you think he's "not smart"… Yeah, I think "smart" and "makes smart choices" are two different things.