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Originally Posted by jyl
Our economy is very complex, very imperfect, and riddled with all sorts of internal inconsistencies.
It is sort of like how a group of English majors, fashion designers, or polisci majors might discuss an issue, as opposed to how a group of engineers or physicists would do.
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Aren't the engineering and physics fields marked by perfection and internal consistencies (i.e., mathematical principles, certainties and consistencies)?
During an unprecedented and historical period of shift in economic policy and philosophy, I'm not convinced that an engineer and his numbers are going to bring much more to a discussion on the future of our economy than a non-engineer who studies the economy.