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17 years ago
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jason
comes outta nowhere
is it a thug life?
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17 years ago
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lucas
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the hate you give little infants fucks everyone
 
17 years ago
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dynek
I panic when there are too many people around
It is for people who let things control them.

Let's take over the world !
 
17 years ago
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jason
comes outta nowhere
so by not making sure that everyone in society is nurtured, we are in fact making it a thug life?
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17 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
Is Thug Life A Happy Life?
An inside look at the economics of a drug selling gang.

Steven Levitt
University of Chicago department of Economics
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17 years ago
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hey, thanks, p. levitt isn't as nerdy as i thought he would be. pretty funny lecture.

for those that don't know, you can find more about that study and others in levitt's book freakonomics.
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17 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Pop-econ? Sounds too School House Rock for me. :(
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17 years ago
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lucas
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if by pop-econ you mean research that is more generally interesting, then fuck yeah.

as for me, i'm gonna be old school and sit around studying inflation and property rights. (lame)
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17 years ago
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i didn't find freakonomics the best read, imho a better pop-econ book is naked economics.
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17 years ago
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lucas
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thanks.. i'll have to check it out
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17 years ago
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nestor
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if you study econ you might find it boring.

it is a nice folksy primer. pretty nice typography too