Keynes's 'money illusion'—the human tendency to think in nominal rather than real terms—is fundamentally a problem of being stuck in the past, since all our models of the world are formed from historical experiences and our brains process information with a 200-millisecond delay.
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Barry RolzEvidence Quote
“money illusion is to me really just the fact that we are traversing through time and the gray matter between our ears is filled with experiences that by definition are old”
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Why Money Isn't What You Think: Barry Ritholtz on the Meaning of Money and How NOT to Invest It— Excess ReturnsCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:36:26 AM
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