Assume Nothing

The irrational fear of words. Instead of being intimidated by them, perhaps try and read what the content is actually about before offering what would be flawed criticism.

To post and to get misunderstood on various forums as usual.

It's a good example of how something which may work in theory does not work in practice. It doesn't take into account a lot of variables, so its a very flawed assumption to conclude that it'll work.

I don't think that's the point of them. It's just to illustrate the problems with the ideas people have, like how 'negging' is supposed to be effective at attracting partners.

I think what you've written so far in this quote has only reaffirmed my position that it should be prioritized and funded based on prioritization - either through additional grants, or slashed tuition fees. You've even said that not all degrees are equal. If a particular degree serves has so many non-fiscal benefits, why should it not receive more funding than those that don't (although contributing equally in financial terms) I guess the objective of my proposed system would be to make sure that the financial side would reflect the value of a degree so that it can relatively quickly address shortages. Indeed, there needs to be a base level for funding because many courses just couldn't run without it, but that doesn't mean there should be no variance between the pricing of the degrees. It's basic utilization of the law of demand. I don't see any of your reasoning so far to contradict my position - if lawyer/doctor degrees aren't very necessary, or costs a lot, then that would be considered so the prices and funding would be adjusted to a satisfactory level, if not the optimal level. I think a satisfactory level could be reasonably defined as 'above the level of absolute necessity, below the level where it no longer makes financial sense'. I think the point of disagreement is to what extent these courses benefit society/the economy (either is considered beneficial in economic terms, since social welfare accounts for the non-fiscal benefits). Is it reasonable to say that media/arts degrees benefit society to the same level as teaching degrees, and mathematic/science degrees?

Enough said.

I must have confused the categorization because I was thinking 'ants' when I typed 'spiders'.

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I think the image I posted earlier was a hobo spider. Here's the link to it: Spider Bite Problem.

Banned for talking about Joseph Kony.

What if said insect did this? [hide] [/hide] EDIT - I put some hide tags in because of the nature of the pictures. I should have realised earlier.

I maintain that its a well known enough statistic. I'll note that this is one of my last responses of the day, since I'm heading to bed now. You should be able to expect to see some early tomorrow.

That's completely irrelevant, but not yet; age prerequisites doesn't allow for me to be a University student yet. I'm anticipating to go next year.

I think the interesting part is trying to explain why we have an innate connection with humanity, so much that we still feel a sense of 'that's wrong', although we can't clearly express why we think it's wrong.

Banned for double posting.

Instead of banning, I shall throw you into my signature whilst keeping you barely alive.

And extremely unfair to slash funds to certain programs based on stereotypes and assumptions. I have yet to see a recent post of yours that isn't unsubstantiated, hypocritical claims that speaks more of yourself than it does others. I'm talking about the economic benefits here, a statistical and quantifiable thing. They aren't assumptions - it's based purely on average earnings of graduates. Did you not learn of the straw man fallacy?

... wait, why shouldn't they care? It's public money - of course they should care. It'll be extremely wasteful to subsidize everything equally.

I think it would be clearer if it was stated rather than implied, unless it was clearly a figure of speech. It's completely plausible to be a literal principle, which is why I have a problem with the phrase.

"A job is a job, and will still benefit the economy the same through taxes as another job. (as long as they earn the same)." You've given it a condition that we know doesn't happen. High earning graduates earn much more on average, and it's not just the tax revenue that's the economic benefit of them; it's the fact that those industries are a necessity to a thriving, prosperous society/economy. We can't expect people to work more than full time to supplement the income/wealth gap between them.

I realise that. It's a fun thought experiment though.

Oh? So what does 'everything' mean, if it's not 'everything'?

I may be perceived as an immoral deviant here, but Ginger_Warrior brought up a topic I've been considering for a while. Is consensual cannibalism moral?

Yeah, like murder! Sorry to be a buzzkill, but the statement "everything in moderation" irks me :P It's perhaps one of the few points that I can fully agree with you. I've never liked that phrase, and there's always the obvious exceptions like rape/murder/slavery/terrorism.

Banned for not illustrating them, and thus making your claim unsubstantiated.