Comments on: George Soros Theory of Reflexivity MIT Speech http://www.sharpeinvesting.com/2007/08/george-soros-theory-of-reflexivity-mit-speech.html The Advanced Finance and Investing Resource Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:40:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Francois http://www.sharpeinvesting.com/2007/08/george-soros-theory-of-reflexivity-mit-speech.html#comment-2411 Francois Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:19:00 +0000 http://www.sharpeinvesting.com/2007/08/george-soros-theory-of-reflexivity-mit-speech.html#comment-2411 I've seen his interviews leading up to the current crisis, and Soros could clearly see things that a small percentage of people acknowledged. What fascinates me most are the traces of resent quantum physics discoveries that imply that the observer of fact decides what the facts are. I’ve seen his interviews leading up to the current crisis, and Soros could clearly see things that a small percentage of people acknowledged. What fascinates me most are the traces of resent quantum physics discoveries that imply that the observer of fact decides what the facts are.

]]> By: Al Gammate http://www.sharpeinvesting.com/2007/08/george-soros-theory-of-reflexivity-mit-speech.html#comment-2406 Al Gammate Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:09:24 +0000 http://www.sharpeinvesting.com/2007/08/george-soros-theory-of-reflexivity-mit-speech.html#comment-2406 Hello George: I believe that your theory of reflexivity is a very important economic theory. I'm saddened that it hasn't got the recognition that it deserves. You define reflexivity as "a two-way feedback mechanism in which reality helps shape the participants' thinking and the participants' thinking helps shape reality in an unending process in which thinking and reality may come to approach each other but can never become identical." Reflexivity explains how the stock market works. For example, if people believe that a stock will increase in value, they'll buy the stock, creating a reality of the stock increasing in value. And if people believe that a stock will decrease in value, they'll sell the stock, creating a reality of the stock decreasing in value. Conversely, if the reality of a stock increasing in value exists, people will buy the stock, creating a belief that the stock will increase in value. And if the reality of a stock decreasing in value exists, people will sell the stock, creating a belief that the stock will decrease in value. This same reasoning also applies to the real estate market! George, keep up the good work! Hello George:

I believe that your theory of reflexivity is a very important economic theory. I’m saddened that it hasn’t got the recognition that it deserves.

You define reflexivity as “a two-way feedback mechanism in which reality helps shape the participants’ thinking and the participants’ thinking helps shape reality in an unending process in which thinking and reality may come to approach each other but can never become identical.”

Reflexivity explains how the stock market works.

For example, if people believe that a stock will increase in value, they’ll buy the stock, creating a reality of the stock increasing in value. And if people believe that a stock will decrease in value, they’ll sell the stock, creating a reality of the stock decreasing in value.

Conversely, if the reality of a stock increasing in value exists, people will buy the stock, creating a belief that the stock will increase in value. And if the reality of a stock decreasing in value exists, people will sell the stock, creating a belief that the stock will decrease in value.

This same reasoning also applies to the real estate market!

George, keep up the good work!

]]> By: history buff http://www.sharpeinvesting.com/2007/08/george-soros-theory-of-reflexivity-mit-speech.html#comment-34 history buff Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:43:55 +0000 http://www.sharpeinvesting.com/2007/08/george-soros-theory-of-reflexivity-mit-speech.html#comment-34 Very interesting articles and points of view. Thanks. Very interesting articles and points of view. Thanks.

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