why aren't all 6 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Prediction Not checkable as stated
Scaramucci: In-person conferences will return bigger and better post-pandemic
“So I actually think the conferences are going to be bigger, And weirdly better, because it's like a concentrated dose of human personal contact.”
Insight
Scaramucci: Being truly self-made is impossible in modern society
“You never do it on your own. You need mentors, and professors, and you need, ah, parents, and you need siblings. When somebody tells me they're self-made and I did it all on my own, I'm like, okay, not possible. Not in our society, right?”
Insight
Scaramucci: Become a 'karma banker' by doing non-linear favors
“You want to do non-linear favors, and you want to be a karma banker. For people. You want people to know they can call you if they're in a pinch, and you're gonna be there for them.”
Assertion Supported
Scaramucci: 2009 TARP scrutiny forced major banks to cancel Vegas conferences
“Every major investment bank was leaving Las Vegas because of the TARP money. And so what was that? The government gave all the banks money to help defend their balance sheets during the crisis. And so they all felt compelled to cancel any highfalutin conferenc…”
Assertion Supported
Scaramucci: Ray Dalio and Paul Tudor Jones flipped to buying Bitcoin
“Anybody that studies the blockchain, studies Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, a guy like Ray Dalio, a brilliant guy, a Bitcoin skeptic, studies it, he buys Bitcoin. Paul Tudor Jones, a skeptic, studies it, buys Bitcoin.”
Insight
Scaramucci: Television guests must wear suits to appease older audiences
“If you're gonna be on TV, generations watch television. Young and old. And old people like seeing people in suits. They don't, they get turned off by the other stuff.”