Study links skyscrapers to financial crashes ⇢

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An “unhealthy correlation” exists between the construction of skyscrapers and financial crashes, according to a new report from investment bank Barclays Capital.

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Interesting correlation! I immediately think of the magnificient head office buildings successful companies tend to build preceeding their downturns. I doubt skyscrapers can be used as tools for predicting financial crashes but they might signs of a situation and a way of looking at prioritizations that might be worth looking into if we want to understand financial crashes.

16 January 73 emergentfutures

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   TRUTH OR COINCIDENCE????????????

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   This is really interesting, but I too agree that I don’t think skyscrapers can be used as tools for predicting financial...

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    Seems to be a correlation between pride and arrogance IMO. (Insert Tower of Babble reference.)

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    Interesting correlation! I immediately think...the magnificient head office buildings...

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    “Unhealthy Correlation” is about as vague as it gets - find this a little hard to stomach with out some data. Anyway,...

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    Interesting correlation. I think as humans we, in a strange way, have a fascination with building towers. Assuring our...

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    That’s an interesting theory.

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    See #Brian McGrath’s, “Timeformations”

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    Well, also, Jacobsian urban economics would tell you that the massive superblocs that huge skyscrapers rest on are far...

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    Alguien le aviso esto a Paulmann????

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    Word.

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    Interesting report

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    its aweful that my dream is to design and see them built then… im sorry world

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