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Started by Valmy, December 08, 2015, 09:52:27 AM

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The Minsky Moment

Quote from: Valmy on December 08, 2015, 09:52:27 AM
Thus it is kind of surprising this is the only holiday we have in the western world dedicated to it in both senses.

It's not the real meaning of the holiday though.
It's really about how a failed effort to become a Ptolemaic puppet state miraculously resulted in successfully becoming a Roman puppet state.
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson

Valmy

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on December 09, 2015, 04:37:12 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 08, 2015, 09:52:27 AM
Thus it is kind of surprising this is the only holiday we have in the western world dedicated to it in both senses.

It's not the real meaning of the holiday though.
It's really about how a failed effort to become a Ptolemaic puppet state miraculously resulted in successfully becoming a Roman puppet state.

Indeed. What more could be proof of God's greatness?
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

The Minsky Moment

Quote from: Valmy on December 09, 2015, 04:38:19 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on December 09, 2015, 04:37:12 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 08, 2015, 09:52:27 AM
Thus it is kind of surprising this is the only holiday we have in the western world dedicated to it in both senses.

It's not the real meaning of the holiday though.
It's really about how a failed effort to become a Ptolemaic puppet state miraculously resulted in successfully becoming a Roman puppet state.
Indeed. What more could be proof of God's greatness?


Deus ex machina, in fact.
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson