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Early age CS, math, science enthusiast here that left undergraduate with 3 classes left. I have no respect for what passes as university education. Obfuscation and book burning is the MO - and it is most prevalent in these 'economics' classes (hint: always read the original works+history for your math classes) . Econ is not science or math - don't dare conflate the dogmas of modern science (or the copy errors of your mathematics curriculum) with the utter nonsense of university economics. It is pure gaslighting dogma of inconsistent and erroneous dogma. The courses serve nothing more than to demonstrate how not to build a model and how improper definitions and first principles lead to nonsense. This is the crown jewl of post modernist institutions:

1 Comoditize and sell shitty models. 2 rigorous tests to see if you remembered erroneous definitions and concepts. 3 refuse to acknowledge inconvenient evidence 4 worship figures that engage in plagerism and open dishonesty. 5 hide the true power in upper level math courses after brainwashing population to despise math. Bonus points if public university endorses purposefully confusing high school curriculum. 6 distract from the fact that real science is a constructive discipline - like CS without the cargo culting. Remove constructive math from high school and erroneously claim foundational texts such as Euclid's elements are obsolete. Back up said claims with dishonest translations. Don't forget to memorize the periodic table without question or further discussion. Define stupid shit like Electrons are point particles and make up some cloud bullshit. Always confuse territory and maps.

Edit: claim that the dragon book is obsolete. Never expose students to it's insights into logic, modeling, and language. + Attempt to have a discussion on economics without understanding banking and government. It's like trying to have a discussion of CS without discussing binary or other bases.


GDP is a flawed metric.


Yes, but until they’ve got a better one, we’re going to keep using it.


I would do whatever these guys are doing at [lambda the ultimate](http://lambda-the-ultimate.org). This all looks strangely fascinating.


This sounds about right. I came to most of these conclusions myself after trying to build a secure personal VPN . Oh what a fool I was.


It seems like their we're ideological reasons at first. But you are leaving out crucial details afterwards.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computing_in_the_...


And when the capitalists, (elite, the 1%) see how good the cpc has it, that they can milk everyone else, they will try the same here. I call for economic and miltary containment of China.


Yes. Please ask any of the marginalized persons in the us. About half of ALL transgender youth commit suicide - they would rather die than experience hate.

We also forget that their are people still alive today that experienced racial segregation. Many will gladly tell their story.


This is a fundamental human algorithm that exists across all cultures and societies.

This is exactly what hate is. And it should be pointed out by everyone. The oppressor only has power if others give it by being complicit.


I disagree. If anything, hate is a very human action. And the truly opressed know this. By not calling it out, you are actively complicit, giving more power to the oppressor.

How many times does the story need to play out? Didn't we just see the #metoo thing play out? These women are victims of hate. Same story with LGBT and black.

No one is dehumanizing anyone. The word is about human autonomy and dignity.


I just searched the gdp per capita of both the us and and France since 1960 to 2016 and you could not be more wrong.


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