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by nradov 790 days ago
Just to play devil's advocate here, what would be the down side if no one studied political science? The country managed to survive pretty well before that field of study was even a thing.
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> Just to play devil's advocate here

Sorry, I don't play with devil's advocates.

If this is your actual view, then just admit it, and don't pretend to hide behind an imaginary devil.

I'm not pretending. I know very little about political science and am asking a sincere question. No agenda.
> I know very little about political science and am asking a sincere question. No agenda.

Are you expecting me to explain the field of political science to you in a Hacker News comment?

Yes, including the field's worth and the counterfactual that it doesn't exist as a field of study.

gets popcorn

But, like, sincerely, first they read some Plato/Aristotle/Machiavelli/etc, second learn about mercantilism's failures, third about modern coopetition in light of the multigenerational UN stalemates, fourth about the Laffer curve, and then what do they do and produce? Specially, someone with a terminal BA in Political Science without an MBA or law school or connections? I am totally ignorant here.

(2-3 well-crafted sentences is all that most compelling ideas really need. Plenty of space in an HN comment. It's not Twitter.)