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by krageon 1743 days ago
> Economics 101

Economics isn't a science, so this class is essentially as valuable as any art or philosophy class at prediction reality or informing us of how we are supposed to act: Not at all, unless you put significant amounts of personal effort in.

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I would say economics is more like historical studies. It is not trying to predict anything, it just give you some tools to learn from the past.

It is not supposed to be a crystal ball that you can see thought the future. Actually, I am not sure if such thing actually exists, but probably a physicist can prove that.