Anonymous #1 1d

Yes actually

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Anonymous #2 1d

Funny that you didn’t mention Economics, finance, accounting, or anything that pertains to the study of currency.

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Anonymous #3 1d

So you learned nothing pertaining to Econ?

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Anonymous OP 1d

I’ve read Marx and Thomas Sowell. Marx is by far the more rigorous academic

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Anonymous OP 1d

And a bit of F. A. Hayek, but I mean he might as well be a clone of Thomas Sowell

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Anonymous OP 1d

your post didn’t mention anything about those things explicitly, plus socialism doesn’t just abandon any of those things… are you sure you know what you’re talking about? would hate to find that you’re just being ultracrepidarian about it.

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Anonymous #2 1d

My post mentioned majors, and your major wouldn’t have educated you on anything pertaining to the study of economics

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Anonymous OP 22h

are you suggesting only people who are thoroughly educated and qualified in economics should talk about socialism…? and as a follow-up, why do you assume the three subjects i’ve studied are indicative of NOT being knowledgeable enough to discuss socialism?

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Anonymous #2 21h

I wouldn’t ask a plumber to fix my car, just like I wouldn’t ask a doctor to do my taxes. There’s a reason why doctors are notoriously bad with money.

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Anonymous #3 21h

Marx is probably one of the dumbest people in the history of the world. If you truly believe socialism is a good idea then why do socialist countries never work out? In fact if you are so keen on supporting socialism, why don’t you just move to a socialist country?

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Anonymous OP 21h

Let’s do one thing at a time instead of you spamming me. If you’ve even read the first chapter of capital you’d know Marx is beyond most college students in terms of intelligence. He approaches his study of capitalism very carefully and scientifically, like explaining the anatomy of a creature. I encourage you to read Capital specifically because if you read the manifesto then obviously you won’t think he’s that smart. To call him one of the dumbest people in history is just ignorant

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Anonymous OP 21h

cool story, but i’d love a direct answer to both of those two questions. also didn’t know anyone on yikyak was actively at the helm of the economic state of the world and none of us are qualified to explain how socialism is beneficial in any form or fashion bc we aren’t certified economists, specifically…

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Anonymous #2 21h

I’m 15 credits away from graduating with a double major in Economics and Finance. No I do not think you have learned near as much as me when it comes to the economy or the flow of cash over time. I believe the subjects you studied do not directly collate to any knowledge of how the world works at all. How would you feel if I tried to lecture you on anything biology related when I haven’t taken a biology class since high school?

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Anonymous OP 21h

I get your point, but as an Econ student you should probably read Marx at some point to at least evaluate his arguments and the evidence he uses. Obviously colleges aren’t going to teach Marxist economic theory because they want to train students to work in a corporate world where the goal is to maximize profit, not fundamentally analyze the system as a whole and critique it. Read Capital volume I. You won’t become communist by just reading it, don’t be afraid of it

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Anonymous OP 21h

Read Marx just like you’d read Adam Smith or Hayek or Keynes or whoever else you study

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Anonymous #3 21h

Bro Marx’s ideals have been proven wrong multiple times. If we lived in a perfect world where nobody worked, and everything happened by itself then maybe he would’ve been on to something.

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Anonymous OP 20h

well ideals can’t be proven wrong they’re subjective, and even what someone does to create a world based on those ideals can’t be “proven wrong”. you can say a method was ineffective but that ineffectiveness also can only apply to the specific setting and circumstances they were tried in

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Anonymous #1 20h

then on top of THAT whether or not a system of society is working is subjective some people would say capitalism in America is working but many of us say it’s not working at all

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Anonymous OP 20h

Again… why do you revert to SOLELY finances and economics when approaching socialism as a concept, when it absolutely encompasses much more than that including public services like museums, education, community health, etc.? maybe also recognize that you’re discussing seemingly an undergraduate degree, when I’m working on a doctorate. i know the breadth of our academic careers are not comparable, but that doesn’t prevent us from discussing something with an uneven ratio of understanding.

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