This looks a bit like "financial autism" to me. The thing is the guy is right in a very strict sense - assuming risk premia typically associated with real estate it almost doesn't matter what happens in 100 years. There was even some research proving that the impact of future floodings is indeed correctly priced into the real estate market in the US. You can do that by connecting risk premia, prices, elevations over sea and climate change models.
And I am calling it "autism" because so obviously you cannot say that to the general public, which will not care about your academic calculations :)
It seems he was giving a presentation to investors who will most likely focus on the financial aspects, just like him. So to me, it seems the main issue is that his talk is being discussed out of context by the mainstream press, who were never the intended target audience.
If this poster here had just said “financially retarded” that would be unacceptable, right? So in that same vein then, saying someone is performing an autistic act is generally insensitive and unacceptable, right?
There is a pretty significant distinction between "retarded" and "autistic", in that the former (as commonly used) is pretty much purely derogative, but the latter here clearly means something like "technically correct but not suitably communicated" - a much more nuanced attribute.
Yes, we could probably get by without using medical conditions to illustrate points we make. But that doesn't mean every such use is damaging.
I think it's a bit different because I'm sure the number of autistic people on this site vastly outnumber the amount of people anyone would call retarded.
Therefore it's a bit of a self deprecating humor embedded in the GP comment. Reminiscent of WSB calling themselves apes and retards.
it would be acceptable to describe situations in the market as 'schizophrenic' or 'bipolar' or 'crippling' so as an autist, i don't see this usage as particularly offensive.
If you look at his presentation, it's far from academic.
It's clear that he has been sucked into "opinionated emoting and complaining attitude. He forgot that he is not a Youtuber. He is presenting his company, not his personality.
He could have explained his arguments factually and accurately without any complaints. It the attitude part that gets you fired.
The proof of the pudding, is the excellence in financial risk management demonstrated so far by his organization \s...: https://www.corp-research.org/HSBC
And I am calling it "autism" because so obviously you cannot say that to the general public, which will not care about your academic calculations :)