I remember as young grad student naively asking my econ professor: Who decided scarcity, which is the foundation of supply-demand curves, cost, and consumption, is a natural fact of the world? She didn’t have a good answer but the gist of it was that great men took years to come up with these models and they drive our economy, or somethi…
I remember as young grad student naively asking my econ professor: Who decided scarcity, which is the foundation of supply-demand curves, cost, and consumption, is a natural fact of the world? She didn’t have a good answer but the gist of it was that great men took years to come up with these models and they drive our economy, or something like that. Today I teach at a large urban university that is endowed by defence contractors and other corporations, which is why dissent is squelched — and why we have a huge shiny business school in a building that looks positively palatial. Business students tout themselves wealth builders of the future…and don’t take the same courses in literature, history, and science as other students. The campus feels more like a factory farm than a place that cultivates intellect and critical thinking - because it is. Vertical integration of capitalist managers and consumers of tomorrow who want the almighty A grade that gains entry to the meritocracy. It’s hard to be a teacher in this environment and has shaken my faith in the worth of what I do.
I remember as young grad student naively asking my econ professor: Who decided scarcity, which is the foundation of supply-demand curves, cost, and consumption, is a natural fact of the world? She didn’t have a good answer but the gist of it was that great men took years to come up with these models and they drive our economy, or something like that. Today I teach at a large urban university that is endowed by defence contractors and other corporations, which is why dissent is squelched — and why we have a huge shiny business school in a building that looks positively palatial. Business students tout themselves wealth builders of the future…and don’t take the same courses in literature, history, and science as other students. The campus feels more like a factory farm than a place that cultivates intellect and critical thinking - because it is. Vertical integration of capitalist managers and consumers of tomorrow who want the almighty A grade that gains entry to the meritocracy. It’s hard to be a teacher in this environment and has shaken my faith in the worth of what I do.