naive

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I also reject what I call the naive Austrian view, which is that the only information problem that markets cannot solve is that of seeing through the distortions caused by government money.

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  1. adjective Lacking worldly experience and understanding, especially:
  2. adjective Simple and guileless; artless: a child with a naive charm.
  3. adjective Unsuspecting or credulous: "Students, often bright but naive, bet—and lose—substantial sums of money on sporting events” (Tim Layden).

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  • I also reject what I call the naive Austrian view, which is that the only information problem that markets cannot solve is that of seeing through the distortions caused by government money. —  Library of Economics and Liberty
  • "This country needs to have a discussion about whether prosecuting minors as child pornographers for merely being impulsive and naive is the appropriate way to address the serious consequences that can result" when teens send sexually suggestive photos of themselves and others to one another, he said. —  News/local from www.dailyamerican.com
  • Another fascinating element of Karaganov's article is it articulates a now widespread sense in Russia that this view was hopelessly naive, and based upon fundamentally flawed readings of the Cold War. —  open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
  • If anyone says that they have settled the science because of such an understanding I would call them naive, a liar or deluded. —  RealClimate
  • I'm not naive, all leaders make decisions effecting life and death. —  Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
 

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  1. French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Old French naif, natural, native, from Latin nātīvus, native, rustic, from nātus, past participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.
 

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