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Crypto Capture of Foreign Aid

100 points · 37 comments · bko

  1. netsharc · · focus · HN ↗
    From this exact blurb:

    > We estimate an implied leakage ...

    So the estimation became almost a fact in the title? What's the equivalent of clickbait in papers?

    The rest of that sentence:

    > ... of 2 to 6 cents per aid dollar, which amounts to roughly 1.7 to 4.4 billion dollars of aid diversion across the tranche arrivals we study.

    1. dfpojsdf · · focus · HN ↗
      Why does literally every single item on Hackernews have some replyguy screaming about clickbait? Is there therapy for that? Do you understand how headlines work? What part of 2 to 6 looks like "not an estimation"?
      1. Dylan16807 · · focus · HN ↗
        Edit: HN title used to be "Around 2-6% of World Bank foreign aid got siphoned into crypto wallets"

        Original post: While you're being rude and it would be worth cutting the first half of your comment, that's a good point that "2-6%" is still clearly an estimation.

        1. dfpojsdf · · focus · HN ↗

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