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How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio
Principles by Ray Dalio · Sep 22, 2013 · 31m
What this video covers
Ray Dalio's 30-minute animated video explains how the economy works through credit, debt, interest rates, and short- and long-term cycles. It is based on his template for understanding the economy.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN repeatedly recommends it as the best layperson overview of debt, credit and economic cycles.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“This is a great overview done by Ray Dalio”
“If you haven't seen his video, How the Economic Machine Works, I highly recommend it”
“every now and then i make it a point to watch his video to remind myself of the macro view on things”