The pics thread

[The Ozzman]

I was thinking more along the lines of Milton Friedman since, you know, he went there and all (also taught there)

 

[Dak]

I was thinking more along the lines of Milton Friedman since, you know, he went there and all (also taught there)

Unfortunately his ideas didn't die with him.

 

[Vimana]

This was in one of the rooms I work in on campus. Somehow it got reversed when I uploaded the picture. Oh well.

 

[SentinelSlain]

 

[Vimana]

Where is that? If not provided with a Romanized version of the name in five minutes, I'll be forced to call it Bpkwb, because that's what the name looks like.

 

[unknown]

from the wikipedia page: "A view of Yerevan, the capital city of the Republic of Armenia, with the backdrop of Mount Ararat (locally known as Masis)."

edit: and in under 5 minutes! (story of my life...)

 

[The Ozzman]

Unfortunately his ideas didn't die with him.

Man, it's been a while since I read Friedman but wasn't he more libertarian than anything? Why are you against his ideas?

edit: He was a Keynesian early in his career, but changed his views later..

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Libertarians aren't such a unified bunch. Some are hard-line conservatives, and others (which is becoming more popular these days) are almost Jacobin leftist-anarchists. Besides that, anyone who values personal liberty, regardless of their political leanings, should be against globalization.

 

[Vimana]

Okay.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

What exactly was your sarcastic response directed at?

 

[Einherjar86]

Right. Gotta know how to get that nose in the Keynesian trough.

Booth has pretty strong Austrian leanings.

I was thinking more along the lines of Milton Friedman since, you know, he went there and all (also taught there)

When I was at UChicago, I participated in an "art project" where a bunch of us wore Milton Friedman masks and walked around the Booth School. We weren't allowed to speak to anyone who asked what we were doing; we could only say things like "monetarism" or "One time Ronnie and I went out drinking and ended up pissing in this woman's potted plants. Those were the good days."

 

[King Richard]

How is that art?

 

[SentinelSlain]

Did you end up fucking a dude called Zealouse III? Were there little tubs of cocaine on coffee tables?

 

[Einherjar86]

How is that art?

I've been told by the Board of Trustees and the Humanities Department to reply:

"A simpleton such as yourself will never understand."

 

[SentinelSlain]

 

[King Richard]

I've been told by the Board of Trustees and the Humanities Department to reply:

"A simpleton such as yourself will never understand."

So it's not art then amirite?

 

[Einherjar86]

It's pure pseudo-intellectualism. Something that purports to be deep and multifaceted, but in truth is just an opportunity for frustrated liberal arts students to act out. But it gave me a chance to wear a mask and walk around freaking people out, so I thought it was fun.

 

[Dak]

You could have all just worn Guy Fawkes masks and run around saying "We are legion" and "Remember, remember".

 

[Einherjar86]

That's not "artistic" enough. The Wachowski Bros didn't make a feature-length film about Milton Friedman.

 

[damnromulans]

Saw this today