> We only have vague understandings of the macroeconomics of finance, so that stuff isn't really worthwhile to people not interested in economics. Maybe that i

> We only have vague understandings of the macroeconomics of finance, so that stuff isn't really worthwhile to people not interested in economics. Maybe that is precisely why the Great Depression, this current mild depression/steep recession, and other financial messes throughout history catch people who "only have vague understandings of the macroeconomics of finance" by surprise.