I think you're confusing my use of basic. Basic here means fundamental, not surface-level. It's like saying carbon is a basic building block of life. It doesn

I think you're confusing my use of basic. Basic here means fundamental, not surface-level. It's like saying carbon is a basic building block of life. It doesn't mean that if you dig deeper, it's actually something else. It means that carbon is where everything starts, and you go from there. I personally have a bit more than a single undergrad econ class under my belt.