"It is a fundamental error to assume that the concept of reversion to a mean applies in domains that are not described like that," he says. The idea was popularized in the early to mid 2000s when there was an observation that stock markets reverted to some kind of PE mean. "When people tried to apply that prospectively as in the past 20 years, it hasn't worked at all."

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode