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The only way that (X) should be used to signal intelligence is if you can explain an idea in a way that makes it completely obvious and trivial This is the opp
by cynicalkane 13y ago
The only way that (X) should be used to signal intelligence is if you can explain an idea in a way that makes it completely obvious and trivial
This is the opposite, unfortunately, of academia in general, not just economics.
- j2kun 13y agoI think mathematics at least strives to achieve that goal. But then when I say obvious and trivial I mean it in a mathematical sense: it's obvious and trivial if you understand all of the obvious and trivial groundwork needed to understand how obvious and trivial the idea at hand is.