Does anyone else find it highly entertaining that this post has resulted in a deluge of posts arguing various facets of economics? I can't help but wonder if t

Does anyone else find it highly entertaining that this post has resulted in a deluge of posts arguing various facets of economics? I can't help but wonder if this is a generational thing. I seem to recall that not too terribly long ago major geek pasttimes included hacking the local phone switching equipment and cruising usenet. Now we're on to debating economic theory esoterica. My how the times have changed.