Private Rating Agencies
Dwarkesh Patel and Bethany McLean discuss the role of private rating agencies in evaluating the safety and credibility of various industries, such as the housing crisis and Enron. They question the possibility of fair evaluations when these agencies are paid by the entities they are evaluating, and the lack of trust in institutions like the big four accounting firms. The conversation explores the challenges of reforming the current system and the search for alternatives.In this clip
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