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What happens when ordinary people learn economics?

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    Brianfellowes
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    To me, this is a poorly written article -- nearly clickbait. The author spent the entire article beating around the bush and not answering the question in the title. The writing is unfocused and...

    To me, this is a poorly written article -- nearly clickbait. The author spent the entire article beating around the bush and not answering the question in the title. The writing is unfocused and meandering, and by the time I've read 70% I still don't have an answer to the title. It seems like an interesting experiment but I have no idea what the actual answer to the title question is.

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    1. EightRoundsRapid
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      Well, from my reading of the article, it's not a question that can be answered fully yet, seeing as it's a new initiative. My takeaway from it is that people who have been at the bottom of the...

      Well, from my reading of the article, it's not a question that can be answered fully yet, seeing as it's a new initiative.

      My takeaway from it is that people who have been at the bottom of the pile and had to live with the policies handed out to them take very different views and interpretations to the received and accepted academic interpretation, and implementation of those interpretations.

      It goes some way to pointing out the vast disconnect between the people who make policy, and those who bear the brunt of said policy, something I think a lot of economists and academics have little to no experience, or understanding, of.