Gurometer: Gary Stevenson

<p>The podcast arrives at 'late stage' Gary discourse as Matt and Chris attempt to enter the man, the myth, and the legend, Gary Stevenson, into a reductive classification system (that once again includes no mention of inequality). The gurometer was not built to handle this level of elite education and trading acumen, and has often been dismissed by arrogant elites due to its scrappy nature and lack of fancy credentials... but it persists. Just remember, an attack on the Gurometer is ultimately an attack on you, your family, and all you hold dear.</p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DecodingTheGurus/comments/1kf4d6k/dtg_need_to_do_better/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reddit thread asking us to do better</a></li><li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/03/gary-stevenson-trading-game-review" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacobin: Portrait of the Trader as a Young Rebel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01/06/theories-of-change/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Murphy's analysis of Gary's Economics</a></li><li><a href="https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/05/08/tax-rich-1970s-loopholes/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tax Policy Associates' analysis of some tax reform proposals</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/garyseconomics/status/1914247653002564093" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gary on Twitter explaining that traders understand the economy a lot better than economists like Piketty and Stiglitz</a></li></ul><br /><p>The full episode is available for Patreon subscribers (47 mins).</p><p>Join us at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus</a></p><p><strong>Gurometer of Gary</strong></p><p>01:02 Gary Stevenson: Other Opinions</p><p>07:31 Gary's Wealth Tax Proposal</p><p>12:21 Guru Features and Scoring</p><p>13:11 Galaxy Brainness</p><p>15:34 Cultishness</p><p>18:04 Anti-Establishmentarianism</p><p>20:04 Grievance Mongering</p><p>23:15 Self Aggrandisement and Narcissism</p><p>24:25 Cassandra Complex</p><p>25:40 Revolutionary Theories</p><p>28:12 Pseudo Profound Bullshit</p><p>30:07 Conspiracy Mongering</p><p>32:21 Excessive Profiteering</p><p>34:24 Moral Grandstanding</p><p>36:14 Guru Scoring and Analysis</p><p>37:34 Quick Fire Guru Bonus Points</p><p>40:37 Matt's confusing Binary Measure</p>