Most recent public comments by David Mccallie https://nowcomment.com/users/49810 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136072?scroll_to=1315789 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136072?scroll_to=1315789 This kinship arrangement reminds me of the relationship between women and working over the course of human history. A trend that's been noticed is that in modern times, the more women that are entering the workforce (as opposed to being homemakers), the faster the economy of a country develops. Likewise, most of the more underdeveloped countries in the world are plagued by the gendering of home vs professional work. Women in underprivileged neighborhoods / cities in the United States would be an interesting case study: we've seen how their involvement in the workforce at the country level can prove an economic benefit for everyone involved. Would this same thing happen at a smaller scale? If women shifted the paradigm and domestic duties were split between partners, would some of the economic hardship be lifted off these communities? Or are the systemic issues that are in place now preventing specifically that from happening? Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:49:03 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136072?scroll_to=1315785 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136072?scroll_to=1315785 The drug game as described here is an example of imperfect competition. It's interesting as an economics major to look at this as a "model" of economic behavior. Like competitive markets, the drug trade has relatively low "barriers to entry," as in anyone can get sucked in and end up selling. The products also respond to traditional economic factors such as supply and demand, and inferior vs normal goods. However, one of the most unique parts of the drug trade is that while the barrier to entry is minimal, the barrier for exiting is next to impossible if you don't have your debts paid, especially if you are in a circumstance with few viable alternatives. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:43:47 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136072?scroll_to=1315784 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136072?scroll_to=1315784 We can always trace the representation in the writer's room or producers to the representation shown to us on screen or on the page. Not just in the Wire either, we can see in television shows dominated by male showrunners (Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Wire) that masculine production usually translates to masculinity being represented or over represented on screen. We can see this with big Hollywood too; Black Panther wasn't one of the first all black movies due to black people not going to see movies; it was one of the first due to the lack of black filmmakers in Hollywood. Hearing more from other perspectives unfortunately requires us to seek out and amplify contributions to these mediums that were made by underrepresented groups. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:04:42 -0400