Thread: Ask me about the economic crisis

I don't mean this as a criticism of you, specifically, Scarf, but getting information from only one or only a few sources about the crisis OR indeed economics in general is pretty fucking stupid, because you'll be getting their political and ideological bias along with all that handy dandy information.

Originally Posted by gwahir

I don't mean this as a criticism of you, specifically, Scarf, but getting information from only one or only a few sources about the crisis OR indeed economics in general is pretty fucking stupid, because you'll be getting their political and ideological bias along with all that handy dandy information.

I'm going to have to disagree with you gwahir. This isn't a discussion over which economic system is better or whether or not any economic system is going to fail, it is just a discussion of the best course of action to be taken given the exact situation we are in. The theory is pretty universal when you're not arguing the merits of the system.

Originally Posted by Mr. E

I'm going to have to disagree with you gwahir. This isn't a discussion over which economic system is better or whether or not any economic system is going to fail, it is just a discussion of the best course of action to be taken given the exact situation we are in. The theory is pretty universal when you're not arguing the merits of the system.

The problem is that someone in your position can take certain facts for granted and not use them in a discussion, but someone ELSE might find those facts pertinent if they knew about them. Bias is inevitable in that it dictates what data you present and what you leave out.

Originally Posted by gwahir

I don't mean this as a criticism of you, specifically, Scarf, but getting information from only one or only a few sources about the crisis OR indeed economics in general is pretty fucking stupid, because you'll be getting their political and ideological bias along with all that handy dandy information.

Additionally to what Mr. E said about this, getting even one person's perspective on something is informative at the least. Similarly to watching CNN or Fox :huhu: to learn about current situations, Scarf is giving us the crisis as he sees it. I thought it was apparent that when asking a question it was obvious that that's what you'd get.

Regardless, getting any information is good if you ask me.