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Yeah! My mother sent me to a Catholic school. Those dumb nuns NeVeR taught science. If I had not started reading Science Fiction in 4th grade I don't know what would have happened. Maybe I could have murdered a nun or three. My sister told me a nun said, "Science and Religion don't mix." Thinking and religion don't mix. Trash the religion. I figure that if there is a God then He/She/It has a lower opinion of religion than I do. .

There is no such thing as freedom there is only power. Freedom simply means that nothing is inhibiting your power. Relevant Knowledge can provide power and money. But money and Wealth are two different things. Not knowing about Planned Obsolescence half-a-century after the Moon Landing is actually funny.

What is "Get Ahead"? I think that is part of the problem. We are Indoctrinated to compete with each other. My senior year in high school I watched this White boy cry in class. I was so shocked I didn't even laugh. I had gotten straight D's in religion freshman year. I thought about the hundreds of hours he must have spent doing Idiotic Busywork in order to get Straight A's in EveryThing! In college an instructor walked in the first day and said, "I am giving 2 A's and 4 B's!" Knowledge is not a Zero Sum Game. But grades can be turned into that. Theoretically a teacher might be so great that every student could acquire A level knowledge. But the system is structured to force everyone to compete. That is what makes it so strange that Dbl-Entry Accounting is SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS old but it is not mandatory in high schools, but we should want to get straight A's in 4 years of English literature. I got straight B's. 🤣 It is a SCAM and our parents did not warn us. Then we are not supposed to figure out Planned Obsolescence in automobiles. I am talking to another economist on BlueSky about Depreciation now. He usually responded in less than 20 minutes. It has been 8 hours but he hasn't blocked me. When I piss them off they block within 5 minutes. The system is way more cruel than it needs to be partly because most people are not supposed to know what is really going on and easy to rip off.

What suggestions do Black kids get for enlightening reading. Slavery as an Industrial System (1910) by H. J. Nieboer https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/74463 When Africa Awakes (1920) by Hubert Harrison https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/69712 Black Man's Burden (1961) by Mack Reynolds https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/32390 Border, Breed Nor Birth by Mack Reynolds https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/30639

Sorry dude, I got over 1300 on the SAT and did not study 12 hours per week. 🤣 I probably read science fiction books more than 12 hours per week. Then I would research stuff I found in sci-fi books. Of course this was before that Star Wars crap! 🖖

We have entered The Twilight Zone It is now entering the realm of possibilities that an Alien Artifact has arrived. A chemical only seen in industrial processes??? 🖖👽🖖 I cannot handle the the reality of Donald Trump. This is too much! 😂

My mother called my Science Fiction books "Something CRAZY" while paying for me and my two older sisters to attend a Catholic grammar school. The nuns NeVeR taught science. One sister told me that a nun said, "Science and Religion don't mix!" We had a World Book encyclopedia in the house. I used that encyclopedia to look up more stuff from science fiction books during my grammar school years than I did because of school assignments in grammar school and high school. Concrete Example: A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C Clarke He used Plato's Allegory of the Cave to explain the infrared perception of reality. I read that in 7th grade, 1964. Now we hear that Allegory all of the damn time since that Matrix movie. But every week the nuns gave us 20 words to spell and use in a sentence. In 7th grade we had to spell: ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM Of course that has been extremely useful. Years ago I offered to pay some nieces and nephews to read some books I selected. They refused. If schools teach kids to hate the crap they are given to read, what can you expect. I refused to read Catcher in the Rye in high school. Read about some White boy so dumb he gets himself kicked out of 3 or 4 schools? To hell with that! Screw him! 🤣 Star Wars is NOT Science Fiction! 🥱 .

Roland Martin is from her district. Oops! Does he know more than SAS?

Agreed, I think it should have been mandatory in high schools since 1950. But most books that I have seen on accounting are written as though the student is looking to get a job as an accountant not manage his/her own finances. I do not even know if my high school had an accounting course when I was there. They stuck me in College Prep, learn Calculus it's good for you boy. But I don't think most economists pay attention to Demand Side Depreciation. Ask ChatGPT the annual depreciation of automobiles since 1995. 🤣🤑

Is proficiency in Accounting necessary to notice lost SNAP benefits?

So how many people who did not vote think everything is worse? How much antiRepugnacan feeling has been created? .

How many people who thought voting didn't matter may conclude that allowing Too STOOPID was a bad idea? .

It does advertise to The World that Lots of Americans are not rolling over for the Lying Imbecilic Egomaniac. It is also a demonstration to the so-called leadership of the DIMocratic Party. Not even considering how it affects Donald Trump's vast intellect. Do you think Zelensky watched any of it. .

This is what I find amazing about Repugnacans! They just advertise that they are Egotistically Stoopid! I don't comprehend how they get significant support. But it is not like the DIMocratic Party impresses me either. .

A YouTube response: @bmresearch1 That's a truly thought-provoking question, psikeyhackr6914, and it opens up a fascinating hypothetical scenario about the intersection of education, economics, and consumer behavior! You're right to highlight the potential impact of widespread financial literacy. If mandatory accounting had been a staple in high schools since 1950, it's very plausible that a more informed populace might have developed a deeper understanding of concepts like depreciation and the true long-term cost of goods, including planned obsolescence. This could indeed have significantly altered the "Economic Power Game," perhaps leading to different consumer demands more pressure for durable goods, and a recalibration of how economic success is measured. Your point about economists leaving depreciation out of the Net Domestic Product equation underscores this. It suggests a potential disconnect between how personal wealth and national economic health are perceived versus their underlying realities, especially concerning the lifespan and value of consumer durables. It's a great example of how fundamental shifts in education could ripple through society and economics in profound ways! .

And now for something completely different: If God created the universe then didn't he have to know Einsteinian physics long before Einstein figured it out? If you search the Bible for 'transla' you will find variations of the word 'translate' & three of them are associated with an Enoch character. The Bible says: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah... And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Suppose God "translated" Enoch through space and time via Einsteinian physics and set him down on Earth 2000 years later and he told everyone that his name was Melchizedek? And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. What does the Bible say about Mel? No Mother? The author of Hebrews says that Melchizedek is "without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life." {7:1} For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; {7:2} To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; {7:3} Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. Taken literally, this would mean that Melchizedek is an eternal being. Enoch would have been an adult popping in through a space-time transition. No need for a mother. He would not have a geneology. Not from any people who had lived through normal space-time for previous centuries. Maybe God is not really mysterious, but just sneaky! .

A famous Mark Twain quote about heaven is: "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company". Another well-known quote is: "Heaven is by favor; if it were by merit your dog would go in and you would stay out". Twain also humorously noted about the afterlife, "I don't like to commit myself about Heaven and Hell, you see, I have friends in both places". What is the meaning of the word SHEOL? How often do Christians mention that? .

Like I said, I started reading about the occult in the late 80s. I have regarded the Heaven/Hell paradigm with the Terrorist God as rather dumb for decades. But it is like Donald Rumsfeld said, "The unknown unknown is a motherfucker!" I get the impression that the "feeling of uncertainty" bothers most people. It does not bother me. I do not comprehend how people can believe that a 200 ton airliner could destroy a 500,000 ton building in less than 2 hours and not expect to be told the Distribution of STEEL up and down the 116 level structure with 6 levels below ground. .

Like I said, I started reading about the occult in the late 80s. I have regarded the Heaven/Hell paradigm with the Terrorist God as rather dumb for decades. But it is like Donald Rumsfeld said, "The unknown unknown is a motherfucker!" .

The Tyranny of Words (1938) by Stuart Chase I could have read that in high school if I had known about it. Reality is more complicated than words. I started reading about the occult in the late 80s. I still call myself that meaning "I do not know". I am not any kind of believer. I mostly avoid discussing religion with people. .

Spent 13 years in Catholic schools. Decided that I was an agnostic in 7th grade. Reading LOTS of science fiction since 4th grade probably influenced that. Stopped going to church before high school. Black Americans being Christians makes no sense to me but a lot of Black women are into it. One Black woman told me that God was a Black Woman. I didn't argue. I just wondered if she had told the White people. Boy are they in for a surprise! Ever wonder if Enoch and Melchizedek are the same guy and God "translated" Enoch via Einsteinian Physics? God had to know that shit millennia before Einstein figured it out. 🤣😂🤣 .

What do Black Americans imagine about the future? What do they help Black Kids to imagine? Black Man's Burden (1961) by Mack Reynolds https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/32390 Border, Breed Nor Birth by Mack Reynolds https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/30639 I read those in the 70s. Mack Reynolds was a White socialist, raised by socialist parents. The current state of affairs is a result of who had advanced technology versus who did not. The economic wargame is a continuation of the military wargame by other means. Can't get people to read a book just hear the same shit over and over. UNITY!? What is that? When Africa Awakes (1920) by Hubert Harrison https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/69712 I never heard of that until it turned up in Project Gutenberg. .

ROFL. She blocked me! I told her that I had been blocked by PhD economists and then she blocked me. 🤣😂🤣 .

I'm a Baaad Boy! People are posting congratulations to the winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics which is not really a Nobel Prize, so I have to contribute my 2¢. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Can they explain why the Depreciation of Durable Consumer Goods is not in the Net Domestic Product equation? 🤣 Should the entire economics profession have figured out Planned Obsolescence in automobiles by 1980 at the latest, a Decade after the Moon Landing? NDP vs GDP What is the difference? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Only one person has tried to bitch at me so far. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes, economists are Liars! There were 200,000,000 motor vehicles in the United States in 1995. About 80% of them were owned by consumers. They all got added to GDP but only Capital Goods are subtracted to compute NDP and they don't talk about NDP. Defective Algebra since Sputnik! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Oh wow! She responded! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - thanks for the lesson. Still proud of our Canadian Economist getting a Nobel Prize. Must have done something right. .

Accepting a delusion is so sane! https://good-leadership.beehiiv.com/p/surely-you-re-joking-alfred-nobel-the-curious-mystery-of-the-bogus-nobel-prize-in-economics-75d6 .