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It's not called the dismal science for nothing.

• yummyfajitas 11y ago
  It's called the dismal science because a slavery proponent disliked the abolitionist conclusions of economists.
  • sanderjd 11y ago
    That reminds me of the thing about how Chicago was originally called "The Windy City" because of all the political gossip rather than the actual wind. That may be true, but it's also super windy there, which is more relevant for the nickname in contemporary parlance. But thanks, I didn't know that, and it's super interesting!