Opinion of Karl Marx

[traininthedistance]

Was a better historian than an economist.

Quite so. Though, in fairness, it isn't as though other economists of the time covered themselves in intellectual glory...

Yes but since when have economists ever covered themselves in intellectual glory?

Eh, I think even you might have good things to say about John Kenneth Galbraith.  Unless you're even more jaded than you let on, of course.

[traininthedistance]

Was a better historian than an economist.

Quite so. Though, in fairness, it isn't as though other economists of the time covered themselves in intellectual glory...

Yes but since when have economists ever covered themselves in intellectual glory?

Eh, I think even you might have good things to say about John Kenneth Galbraith.  Unless you're even more jaded than you let on, of course.

Well, if you think I'm jaded given my posts, I think you should be glad that I never post drunk.

The language is perhaps somewhat imprecise, but surely you get the gist of what I'm trying to say, no?

I will say that it would be lovely to have a window on your actual hopes and dreams (I'd say views but I know where that would probably lead me) once in a while, if they even exist anymore beyond the meta-world of poking at people's delusions. Starting with, because why not, what do you think of Galbraith anyway?

[traininthedistance]

Hmmm.... Well I like a lot of his quotes, especially on economic forecasting and the nature of modern 'conservatism'. They are good one liners. I don't know much of his economics though. I've got the impression however that economists nowadays think of him more as a literary figure who dabbled in economics rather than an economist. What I've read of him, I've enjoyed though, which is unusual for economists and he didn't live in a world of models and abstractions so.... I approve, I think, at least for now

Thanks.