If you were a scientist then you'd understand that something being a fact is sort of faux pas. This is like saying a theory is truth, science has evolved out of such absolutes.

If he had argued that we have now entered an era where the debt will be monetized moving forward because of additional mandates and the removal of moral hazard I would have probably gave him a thumbs up

This is essentially what my observation was above, but I took an incredibly longer time to say it, lol.

I think this is what I get for talking about economics on a law discord lol

Some of us are lurking in that echo chamber 😉

Oh, we talk about politics all the time, usually in <#771201221145919499> though.

Doesn't Social Science deal with how and why People behave (Feelings)?

And so the problems begin. The whole point is that the positive science of economics is not political.

Sure does.

Since the election was decided, it's basically a general politics sounding board now in there.

Is there a part of macroeconomics that is political sure. Were we discussing that, no.

Economics is a Social Science?

What?

Econ is considered a social science. Like psychology.

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Soft science. Like chiropractic...or voodoo.

Lol.

Yes. It is not a Pure, natural, or physical science.

Yup. Like game theory (economics) or pricing theory (microeconomics).

Whenever people say economics they usually mean macroeconomics. People use other branches of economics all of the time without thinking about it.

Some universities give two different types of economics degrees - one for Bachelors of Arts and one for Bachelors of Science. I’m not sure what the difference is, probably the amount of statistics/math courses?

A huge difference.

At my university you had to take extra math to get a BSc

I’m sure there is - just unsure what and to what degree.

One is more mathematical models, the other is sort of more relative to thought.

They have the same in Psychology.

That’s interesting, I haven’t seen that yet!

But even the BAs took 3 stats classes including econometrics so I wouldn’t say they were soft on modeling.

I doubt most university students could pass an econometrics class.

Especially in Masters Programs. MA or MS in Psychology.

Idk, I’m still ticked I didn’t get a BS for my Philosophy degree. Oh, wait...

I appreciate that. I thought he also started out condescending and I didn't appreciate it. I tried to respond by explaining in more detail precisely what my definition of debt monetization was with the hopes that he would come back and say okay well that's not really debt monetization that's called something else and debt monetization is really this and the difference between what you call that monetization and what is true debt monetization is such and such. but the last the conversation did not proceed that way. Looks like he has since blocked me and now has stated that if I don't know what MMT means that I'm talking out by rear end. In which case maybe the poop emoji was the correct one to respond with. I probably should have picked the unicorn emoji instead. Live and learn.

I took some philosophy classes. I couldn’t stand it though. I had all As but it made me ill to listen to some of the lectures. I think that’s probably a personality flaw. 😂

Sounds like you got the full experience

If you want really dry stuff, take propositional calculus.

Deductive logic, wew.

@blueorbit a MA would be more inline with Counseling and MS more with Research or Teaching.

Real analysis or topology?

Less math.

(I am 100% joking, I think everyone should take at least one philosophy class 😉

I took enough that they said if I took 2 more I would be awarded a second Bachelors degree.