▲ 719 ▼ All while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell. (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] fossilesque@mander.xyz [S] 14 points 1 year ago (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] lemjukes@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (5 children) the entrails say... "something, something, irrational exuberance" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] fossilesque@mander.xyz [S] 5 points 1 year ago* (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are STEM versions of economics as well which really end up being more behavior science and anthropology crossed with game theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Game theory is good permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago Economics also plays a huge role in conservation as well. Sadly the focus is put on making the conservation work for the economic interests rather than the economy working for conservation efforts. My econ professors did not like me that much when I had to take their classes for my conservation degree. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, yeah, that's the problems with you entrailists, always buying into the fantasy of deciphering the economy from some gore. Now a principled economic astrologer, like myself? Well, let's just say MY portfolio has never hit red. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I am glad you say soothsayers, I have been saying for decades, and even in this comment section before getting to this comment, that macro-economics is essentially astrology for MBA bros permalink fedilink source parent [–] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago Political Economy is the real economics degree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemjukes@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (5 children) the entrails say... "something, something, irrational exuberance" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] fossilesque@mander.xyz [S] 5 points 1 year ago* (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are STEM versions of economics as well which really end up being more behavior science and anthropology crossed with game theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Game theory is good permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago Economics also plays a huge role in conservation as well. Sadly the focus is put on making the conservation work for the economic interests rather than the economy working for conservation efforts. My econ professors did not like me that much when I had to take their classes for my conservation degree. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, yeah, that's the problems with you entrailists, always buying into the fantasy of deciphering the economy from some gore. Now a principled economic astrologer, like myself? Well, let's just say MY portfolio has never hit red. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] fossilesque@mander.xyz [S] 5 points 1 year ago* (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are STEM versions of economics as well which really end up being more behavior science and anthropology crossed with game theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Game theory is good permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago Economics also plays a huge role in conservation as well. Sadly the focus is put on making the conservation work for the economic interests rather than the economy working for conservation efforts. My econ professors did not like me that much when I had to take their classes for my conservation degree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are STEM versions of economics as well which really end up being more behavior science and anthropology crossed with game theory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Game theory is good permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago Economics also plays a huge role in conservation as well. Sadly the focus is put on making the conservation work for the economic interests rather than the economy working for conservation efforts. My econ professors did not like me that much when I had to take their classes for my conservation degree. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Yeah, yeah, that's the problems with you entrailists, always buying into the fantasy of deciphering the economy from some gore. Now a principled economic astrologer, like myself? Well, let's just say MY portfolio has never hit red. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago I am glad you say soothsayers, I have been saying for decades, and even in this comment section before getting to this comment, that macro-economics is essentially astrology for MBA bros permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago Political Economy is the real economics degree. permalink fedilink source parent