| Here�s a quandary I�ve been pondering for quite some time now; Why in the blue hell is a senior, or any student for that matter, forced to �take� an Economics class? Tyrannical bastards. We do have a choice though; Macro- or Microeconomics, but trust me, there is little difference. Anyone who would voluntarily subject his/herself to this didactic torture is beyond the scope of stupidity, in the wrong direction. And they probably liked A Walk to Remember. Seriously, try and survey anyone, at least in my school, of at least average intelligence (you may have to search for a while), and ask them what they think about Economics. Then, to clarify, ask their opinion of the curriculum (or lack thereof). I am willing to bet that the word �bullshit,� or a suitable synonym (alliteration) will be included in the response. Oh, sure they�re content with their mediocre grades, like Dana, unless they are of the spineless sort that strive for the A, like Pat Steele. I won�t deluge the audience (that means you) with what I really think of those losers. Oh, what the hell: They�re losers. Anyhoo(TM), back to the task, debasing the fundamentals of Economics (ha!). It takes a special kind of moron to devote their life to the study of money and its exchange. You know how I study money? I look at the serial numbers and see if it�s worthy of Liar�s Poker (if you don�t know that game, I�ll teach you for free). I also like to make sure that it�s green. I had an incident with pink money a while back�I don�t want to talk about it. Come to think of it, Chris McEntee once said �I think it was Benjamin Franklin who said �if you lay all the economists in the world head-to-toe, you still wouldn�t reach a conclusion,� or something like that. Maybe it was someone else.� Thanks, Chris. I like to be reasonably sure of a quotation and its source before I go around spouting other�s wisdom, but whatever. He got into Purdue. I got into USC. You decide. Damn, another tangent again. I hate those (by other people). Seriously, y�allTM, this is such a horrible class. There is no conceivable alleviation to its abhorrence, not even the great Mike Ditka could assuage the horrors of the class. If it was a co-teaching course with Jenna Jameson and Kobe Tai, well, maybe� But it would take a lot to dislodge Economics from the abyss of absurdity (I just made that up). Eloquence aside, I have devised a simple analogy to epitomize the rationale of this dissertation, based on a collection of ramblings from my Dad, the neo-Hobbesian sociologist (he went to college for that): �Bullshit is Bullshit. That�s given. Popeye said �I yam what I yam.� Therefore, following no particular train of logic, Economics is Bullshit.� Down with Capitalism! |
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