Roll With The Flow

[Darthwannabe]

I am in love...

[USNDeepsea1991]

I think I'm in love!

[cooljj82]

AUDIT THE FED!

[atlasstargazer]

4:04 Keynes walks like a zombie.

[atlasstargazer]

4:04 Keynes walks like a zombie.

[smoky281]

END THE FED

[TheRealBrook1968]

You should do a series of new Schoolhouse Rock videos.

[Zhiloreznik]

I have a perfect foresight of what I would like to do with you. The only thing that could be broken would not be window :)

[rukiddinbro]

she got it. love it or hate it, but she got it.

[DespiteTheSpikes]

lol this song is pretty catchy and the singer isn't bad looking either. But Keynes ftw, though.

[deliason11]

im a capitalist, will you marry me?

[GMack066]

its slenderkeynes!

[andresrianofski]

this was great but could you do one of hayek vs. friedman... I remember they also had a different point of view about methods.(gold standard, macro.)

[cannotbebothered100]

Oh god that broken window fallacy again. Please could you try to understand that the point of Bastiat's work was not that if you observe the supposedly beneficial effects of spending here that you ignore what could have otherwise been spent. The Keynesian argument, wrong as it is, is based on the notion that without spending there could be no employment. So if nobody is spending, a broken window to induce spending on the glazier is to them desirable. The TRUE refutation of this is as follows:

[cannotbebothered100]

the true refutation is as follows:

there does not need 2 be spending for full employment! When capital is useful for human ends its cost tends 2 become significant. When there is what Keynes would have called a deficiency of ends the very superfluity of means 2 serving those ends *cheapens* them to allow production over time prior to finalising product, that is longer production processes before the final product is finished to be sold. So lack of US exports due to Chinese saving is no problem.

[s13iLLuminati]

I'm in love.

[bsadewitz]

I am reeling in awe.

[dirtbagstatus]

Nice, broken window fallacy!

[a49614]

To get at least Hayek you have to go forward to Murray Rothbard! Remember politics is compromise!

[GoddamnSignUps]

Can't stop listening to this song. So catchy. Also, we demand more Bastiat and Hayek!

[ForABetterTomorrow]

awesome :D

[grraadd]

Great video - 5 stars!

[SocietyIncollapse]

You owned it good job ; )

[mainguysimon]

hey you, yea you, im in love with you.

[johntheinze]

I lied about being in that book store.

[milestracy]

Very good

[edwinorc]

I love this song!

[johntheinze]

I'm happy I've been to that book store.

[johntheinze]

I'd pay Dorian to just go Wah, in fifty foot gold statues all inscribed with original verse over how great she is.

[atlasstargazer]

Keynes the stalker (still won't leave us alone to this day)!

[ModernDayPhilospoher]

This is how i describe the lie of numbers in economics. We are in a baseball stadium and we are up to bat. The stadium is black. You cant see the players and you can barely see the ball. There is no way to use math as an absolute in economics. You can use them to help support sometimes but GDP, Inflation, Unemployment etc. Have all these exceptions etc. So what do they really show. If your lucky they will show the tiny bit of the ball you barely see.

[AlecTaylor666]

Great work, especially love the "GDP to GNP is really killing me" bit... the look on your face!

:D

[Vegemighty]

Why do they only have corn at the restaurant?

[oldmanmorgan]

@Vegemighty I'm guessing it's a reference to ethanol etc.

[DORIANELECTRA]

@oldmanmorgan That's clever, although it wasn't intended. All we had in my fridge at the time was corn on the cob.

[shadow3772]

Dorian: a question for you. If all value is subjective, then, is there anything morally wrong with what banks like Goldman Sachs did when they lied to their customers regarding the value of the stock/bond/CDO packages they sold them? After all, the customers, subjectively, believed that they were getting something worth the money. Then they weren't? Doesn't this entail a need for regulation and requirements as to certain disclosures?

[Byronkhan]

@shadow3772 I believe that you, Thomas Aquinas, and most minarchists would be in accord on this point: fraudulence is an act of aggression, punishable by law, just like stealing.

[shadow3772]

@Byronkhan You are correct. However, I wonder whether, if we take seriously the idea that all value is subjective, there can be such a thing as fraud. There's such a thing as "puffery" in the Uniform Commercial Code: false statements about a product which do not rise to the level of fraud. If all value really is subjective, then, isn't what these banks did just puffery? Or are we trying to shoe-horn in some objective value when we reference fraud? I feel the latter may be true.

[PanzerDivisionBOM]

@shadow3772

Fraud is the act of passing off one thing as being another: selling a cheap replica wristwatch in a jewelry store as though it were a Rolex, or stamping a bar of gold with a higher purity than it actually contains. It's not defined by a differential between some intangible qualities between the objects of an exchange, but by an act of deception.

Either the bank papers are what they say they are, in which case caveat emptor, or else there's a legitimate case for fraud.

[Malthus0]

@shadow3772 ''value'' has nothing to do with morality. It is a technical economic concept. A thing has economic value when it satisfies a need but can only be obtained at some expense or opportunity forgone. To say that value is subjective is to assert that whether a thing satisfies a need & whether that need is worth forgoing some other good can only be known by the individual. This is opposed to the idea that economic value is derived form an objective factor like cost or labour time.

[unloads]

We are too easily manipulated for free market economics. There will be no happy ending.

[SirArthurBorn]

Good job Miss Hayek!! You must be such a cool person, really!

[uuganbayar4]

really nice

[cooljj82]

I am responsible for about 21K of these views...

[cooljj82]

Can't wait for the trillogy!

[MarketDepth]

I've been trading to this song ...

[Trimbler00]

@MarketDepth Trading? As in stocks? That doesn't even exist in the same world as Hayek, Keynes and Bastiat. At least I've never conflated the two.

[cooljj82]

@Trimbler00 Sure it does.

[cooljj82]

@MarketDepth Trading what? Baseball cards? I've got a Nolan Ryan.. you want?

[Wyoskill]

Like this comment if /b/ sent you here.

[Trimbler00]

@Wyoskill Wait this was on /b/? Why did it get such a negative response from the /b/tards

[FiveofHearts1]

@Trimbler00 Because it's /b/.

[Rokondrius]

I'm so fucking high,,,,

[costanzachewie]

are you trap?

[Malthus0]

Great work, can't believe this has been up for weeks already.

[cooljj82]

I wish these songs were on iTunes...

[cooljj82]

Finally!

[peaceinliberty]

With Austrian economics entering art through the creative genius of Dorian and others, it is a very telling sign towards the future of economic understanding and the unraveling of the neoclassicalist-keynesian paradigm.

Quoting from Mises:

[peaceinliberty]

"The intellectual guidance of humanity belongs to the very few who think for themselves. At first they influence the circle of those capable of grasping and understanding what others have thought; through these intermediaries their ideas reach the masses and there condense themselves into the public opinion of the time."

[peaceinliberty]

A beautiful expression of a beautiful science.

[EyeOfScrutiny]

Fantastic!



[nunca789]

Fun, creative, thought provoking, toe-tapping! Terrific job of making F. Bastiat and F. Hayek's idea come alive for Gen Y ! Bravo and Congratulations!

[chrisulish]

Great video... Keep up the good work.

[springbokmarine]

It would be funny, but Keynes was Gay...so she's barking up the wrong tree! LMAO

[campt91]

This is my new favorite song :D

[shalcall]

If you really want to be a good economist, you should realize that the subject did not end in 1944. There have been a lot of advances since "The Road to Serfdom."

[gn0m1k]

Can you re-do it with shorter skirt? :)

[PeteEyre]

Keep up the great work y'all! Music is a powerful medium - great to see these ideas reaching more ears (and minds) through such a creative and well-produced endeavor.

BTW - Any PorcFest plans next June!!?

[sgtmajtom06]

TERRIFIC!

[kubaniski]

marry me!!!

[grunyen]

I'm pretty sure it's a trap. As in, Dorian Electra is a trap.

[kpmailman]

@grunyen She's got me!

[jimdalejr]

5 douches pick up the phone for Keynes.



[GOPsithlord]

Bravo Dorian.

[HeresJohnny865]

you're brilliant! I love the music and the message.

the only problem = Keynes was gay.

[asdfgasdfasdful]

@HeresJohnny Keynes was profoundly bisexual, not gay.

[MrVidrineM]

Glad to see you back, I love your stuff!

[darrenkopp]

She's not very good at riding a bike

[ThomasNigelHawkins]

You´re making some goofy faces but in a very cute way

[Byronkhan]

Fabulous work, as always. I'd like to see you take on Mises and Marx next time around, especially in the context of Occupy Wall Street and the true origins of the privations of the "99%". Jump on it gurl, while the topic is hawt!

[studybox]

No Mises? :(

[zebart00]

Bastiat has some sick dance moves!!!



[chuska8383]

Excellent work!

[Vegemighty]

You're hot.

[cooljj82]

@Vegemighty and smart

[MarketDepth]

Dorian, can you put this on iTunes?

[Nielsio]

Where can we download the HQ mp3? Is this creative commons attribution?

[spamdude1]

My favorite part was eating the corn

[yakyakyak69]

Like socialism and other forms of "central planning" Keynes is a cancer on human growth and liberty.

[transferpoint2012]

lol, great vid

[kevinz1985]

Keynesianism 1936 -2008 (R.I.P.)

Great job.

[kpmailman]

@kevinz1985 Unfortunately, it's reanimated as Zombienomics. Still thrashing around, and destroying all in it's path.

[BarrySlisk]

You look like Blossom (that's probably from before your time).

[prmd142]

Bastiat kicks ass!

[jamesdaubek]

You shouldn't be allowed to wear a skirt.

[r4vik]

I love the Bastiat character

[nohype1234]

Wow! A really good economic video. 

[juanmisimo]

Brilliant !!!!

[shadow3772]

Your production value has gone way up from "I'm in Love with F.A. Hayek." This is excellent. Great work.



[collinliau]

I'm in love. Where can I download this?

[Brownyman]

You, my dear, are a dork! Bravo!

[LibertarianChristian]

You are back! yay! please make more!

[StatelessEuphoria]

hahaha, what a dork. Great job!

Where'd you find so many freedom loving friends anyhoo.

[nobody24601]

Ze Friedrich is a spy!

[Brownyman]

Adorable and informative!

[manor1730]

Great Job!! Combining really great economics with really great film making is awesome!

[Ohnojustgo]

Oh my god. This is brilliant.

[adrienspawn]

Is this Montreal?

[smithsonsplace]

Way to go Dorian! Brecht.

[vaduka]

Great work! I enjoyed it! :)

[STAB1L]

Great :D

[kiduk]

You should sing your pro-hayek songs to some homeless and poor people.

[nathantankus]

while this is amusing.... it would be nice if you actually knew something about keynes "In my opinion it is a grand book...Morally and philosophically I find myself in agreement with virtually the whole of it: and not only in agreement with it, but in deeply moved agreement." -keynes on the road to serfdom

[PanzerDivisionBOM]

@nathantankus

It wouldn't surprise me to learn that Keynes did not understand the consequences of his own policy prescriptions, even when a famous Austrian lays it out for him.

[mastamas1124]

@nathantankus - and what exactly is this information on Keynes you feel you know that she doesn't? just because he said a nice word about serfdom doesn't mean that the two men and their approaches as to the best way to run an economy are any less different. and that fundamental difference is one of the things she's highlighting.

[gn0m1k]

Upvote if 2:13 was the best segment of this video... because it was so cuteeeee .... I mean informing!!!

[gn0m1k]

@gn0m1k 2:13 - 2:29 *

[PanzerDivisionBOM]

@gn0m1k

I found it amusing when you point it out. This is important and revolutionary scholarly work, crucial to the future of society. Let's face it: if the masses are ever going to understand unseen costs and emergent orders well enough to want to disown the farmers and the planners, then it's first going to have to be brought through them in an accessible package like this.

How can it be that, and also be this cute?

[JeffSims009]

@PanzerDivisionBOM Yeah, because this is really teaching you about the economy.....

[PanzerDivisionBOM]

@JeffSims009

Actually, yes it does.

The concept of opportunity cost is much more fundamental than is commonly understood. Without it, you cannot understand even a single choice made by a single individual, much less a larger nexus of such choices.

Here, she applies it in one of those situations where common misconceptions have supported destructive political policy, namely the parable of Bastiat's Window. I maintain that this can help the listener to better understand the economy.

[JeffSims009]

@PanzerDivisionBOM That's High school Macro economics.....This video is entertainment, not education.

[LowcountryJoe2]

@JeffSims009

If anything it paid proper tribute to Micro, mostly...but thanks for revealing your ignorance on the topic.

[JeffSims009]

@LowcountryJoe2 Lawl Wut oppurtunity cost is in macro economics too, it's simple shit. Idiot.

[JeffSims009]

@LowcountryJoe2 Opportunity cost? Could be discussed in either, but good job looking like a fucktard?

[LowcountryJoe2]

@JeffSims009

Your feelings got hurt; I understand that.

[bozimmerman]

@JeffSims009 Your high school offered economics? It had Macro? Cool! Better school than the state provided me.

[juliebork]

I wish the words were easier to hear. The music overpowers them and you miss the meaning easily.

[gn0m1k]

If I broke your glass (hymen), I would not take your money; I would give it to you as a means of compensation (that is more efficient than barter) for satisfying my subjective value! <3

[mikeytoospikeyishot]

your head is bigger than ur body

[Salvysahagun]

Shes way to HOT to be this educated. 

[johnpapola]

Absolutely spectacularly done. Bravo.

[cobracarg]

this is awesome...

[Prometheusforliberty]

This made me pretty happy:)

[sharperguy]

Just wondering have you read Hoppes article called "Why Mises (and not Hayek)"? I was pretty surprised by it.

[GardenOfEros]

So good! and with a great backing track

[DedHedJosh]

Great Video...I love it. It's amazing how easy it is to use music to educate people. Song sounds really good too. RWTF FTW

[Tolstonia]

Your videos are simply awesome.

[MMister87]

Keynes in chains.

[Rrppooq]

Actually Keynes was gay, so I guess he would have been the uneasy one on the date

[SataiWarp]

@Rrppooq it didn't stop him from marrying

[Rrppooq]

@SataiWarp I know, maybe he was bi

[underoathuea]

oh and i would definitely open markets for you Dorian

[underoathuea]

this was honestly amazing.

[nuotolostretto]

Brilliant!

[JustHenryThe8th]

You are fresh air :) to the economy

[mcshellyshell77]

Loved it!!! Makes me want more more more!!!!!!

[Rohlinzki]

Kaynes is a creep

[elroloLive10]

Wow, you stepped up the production value since last time. Very nice. ;)

[WideWorldOfWisdom]

/watch?v=rQDIdEGBJjs

[mana2432]

Amazing video!

[luizfelipec]

Amazing! Congrats!