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> Milton Friedman (who is a few steps above AOC when it comes to economic policy knowledge): AOC has a degree from Boston University in economics. Friedman was
by geofft 8y ago
> Milton Friedman (who is a few steps above AOC when it comes to economic policy knowledge):
AOC has a degree from Boston University in economics. Friedman was a professional economist, of course, but as in any field there are lots of professional researchers with strong opinions in lots of directions, and we still listen to the folks with bachelor's degrees. You can find many computer scientists with many opinions on programming languages, but you wouldn't ignore people who got a bachelor's in CS simply because the professional researchers exist. (Otherwise we'd just shut down this site and read journals all day.)
- masonic 8y agoAOC has a degree from Boston University in economics. Wikipedia says "International Relations and Economics", which is not the same as graduating as an Economics major.
- geofft 8y agoCorrect. It's not the same thing. It's a double major. It means she's as qualified as someone who solely majored in economics, but she worked even harder.
- jki275 8y agoYou're really arguing that someone with a bachelor's degree is equivalent to one of the foremost researchers in the field, who oh by the way has a Nobel Prize in Economics? We're not talking about "opinions on programming languages", we're talking about science. And if we're going to argue over CS, I'll take Knuth over any 30 year old with a BSCS.