[extropy-chat] economics of scarcity to economics of plenty

[Brian Atkins]

Jeff Davis wrote:
> 
> Our culture does NOT make a focused effort to train
> people to be economically savvy, 

I completely agree with that.

I was thinking about it yesterday after I posted... was reminded of my high 
school experience, wherein I was forced as part of the curriculum to take some 
vocational classes. The choices were things like: typing, computer word 
processing, "home economics", drafting, wood shop.

How many kids would choose a "business 101 + investing" choice if they had 
offered it? Why isn't something like this a standard offering in schools?
-- 
Brian Atkins
Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
http://www.singinst.org/