< Barrier nation (4) >
Eventually, the waiting time passed and the test finally began.
As soon as the button to go to the next page, which had been disabled on the screen, was activated, all students pressed the button with a quick touch to check the test content.
“One. The following is a quote from Keynes’ The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money.
“If the Treasury filled banknotes in old bottles, buried them at an appropriate depth in a disused mine, and covered them with city refuse…and had private companies dig the notes again…unemployment would be reduced and the repercussions would be Because of the repercussions, the real income of the city will be… much higher.”
Based on this sentence, interpret the above sentence by mobilizing all the knowledge of macroeconomics you have learned so far, and freely describe the meaning and policy implications, such as criticism. )”
Students who saw the test questions.
A common thought popped up in their minds.
‘???’
‘It’s completely different from the contents of the genealogy…!’
Yes.
Professor Kang-Cheol Han, who will be in charge of the macroeconomics lecture this time.
He was a person with a burning passion for learning, and for this he created new problems himself.
In the end, the students who had been dealing with the same problems every time, called genealogy, were hit in the back.
‘Fucked.’
‘I should hit GG…’
‘Why is it so difficult?’
While the students of the Department of Economics were seriously thinking about whether they should give up their major in economics.
Still, there were three people who persevered in solving the problem.
‘It’s completely new as a descriptive problem. Rather, it is much more advantageous to me because I have discrimination. Thank you. Professor Han Kang-chul.’
‘Can you solve it? It was helpful to understand each and every theory without forcibly memorizing it. And this phrase is famous. I’ve seen it before…’
The economics aces, Kang Seong-tae and Kim Mi-jin.
And it was
Sang-
woo’s alter ego tapping the hologram keyboard with an expressionless face.
As if the alter ego were chatting, his hands went back and forth over the hologram keyboard without rest.
However, it was not possible to use a chat application because the use of an external server was currently restricted in the classroom, so it was not chatting.
In other words, the clone was writing down his own answers.
-Keynes was the first economist to think of the economy as the total amount of output brought about by the aggregate flow of expenditure…(omitted)… output and employment depend on the amount of a community’s expenditure. This new perspective on the structure of the economy is the most enduring legacy of The General Theory.
The dependence of employment on expenditure is clearly stated in the passages referred to in the question.
(Omitted)
Because the future is a world of unknown fear, the only rational goal of economic activity, the good life, is delayed due to economic underachievement caused by the system… A descriptive
problem that does not have a set answer.
However, the alter ego was writing answers while unsparingly spreading its own logic about descriptive questions to the point where it was doubtful whether it was really possible to think independently of its own.
‘But why is he working so hard?’
‘Ah, I care.’
And Seong-tae and Mi-jin’s hands were also busy tapping on the keyboard as if they were competing, as if they were stimulated by the alter ego’s sudden propaganda (?).
‘Hmm, nice.’
Professor Han Kang-cheol looks at them like that.
He was looking at the students with a satisfied expression on his face.
I’m not sure if he’s satisfied with his new test questions or if he’s satisfied with messing with students with difficult problems.
Time goes by like that.
The 40-minute exam time passed by quickly.
< Exam end >
The test page that appeared on the screen became inactive and untouchable.
“Ah… it’s ruined.”
“I didn’t even write one problem properly. Ha…”
“Me too… Ha…”
In the midst of sighs heard from all over the place.
“We will process the test results so that you can check them on the economics department portal page this evening. Thank you all for your hard work.”
“Thank you for your effort.”
After speaking, the professor left the classroom.
Then, the students stood up from their seats while chattering.
“Hey, let’s go to Jojin’s internet cafe.”
“I’m in a bad mood. Who wants to go get a drink?”
“me!”
“Are you shooting?”
With the crowd who want to play with the ruined thing,
“Oh, the test was so difficult. How is Seongtae? Do you think you did well on the test?”
“Ah… I’m screwed. They were all descriptive questions, so I didn’t expect them at all.”
It was the competitors who were curious about the results of the test.
“is it so? He was banging hard on the keyboard (Don’t lie to me, you foxy bastard).”
“Oh that? I don’t understand the problem, but I can’t just give up, so I wrote down everything I know. But Mijin, you also worked really hard (yes, I think you did well. But you strong bitch. How much did you study).”
Those who search and check each other while hiding their true intentions.
Then, an alter ego crossed between them as they were talking.
Their eyes turned to the clone.
‘right. Sang-woo’s brother’s alter ego.’
‘He was there too.’
It was an alter ego that pounded the keyboard as hard as they did throughout the exam.
“But Sang-woo seemed to have studied hard too. Seeing it earlier, it wasn’t a joke.”
“Iknow, right. However, hearing rumors from the past, I don’t think I did well in my studies.”
“Did you come by yourself for a test? I heard you’re busy hunting, isn’t it?”
“Wasn’t that an alter ego?”
“I don’t know.”
As they talk, they feel slightly uneasy.
“Ah, it must be your alter ego. It’s much more profitable for a successful hunter to go hunting, so will you kick the opportunity cost?”
“Is that right? Ho Ho.”
After struggling to rationalize it, they just stared at the alter ego, surrounded by girls and unable to leave the classroom.
“Are you an alter ego today? Is it the body?”
“It’s an alter ego.”
“Ah lie. Isn’t Sangwoo oppa himself?”
“that’s right. Oppa’s exam is over, so let’s go eat something delicious~”
“No. I have to go to the next lecture.”
“You said you were going to buy me a drink. When will you buy it for me?”
“It’s not possible.”
According to the iron wall (?) order given by Sang-woo in advance, the alter ego rejected all of their dashes.
However, the female students chattering like that or not.
Their eyes were full of good feelings for Sang-woo.
because it looks good
And Seong-tae and Mi-jin see a group of them.
‘Hung vulgarly.’
‘Tsk tsk’
They cursed Sang-woo and them inwardly.
For some reason, I felt an unknown sense of defeat.
‘Still, macroeconomics, or economics, is me.’
Of course, the two people think of the results of this exam and the exams and grades they will see in the future without thinking about it.
But they didn’t know.
The test scores updated on the economics department portal page that evening.
< Macroeconomics >
Jeong Sang-woo A+
Sang-woo was the only one who got an A+ in this paper test.
* * *
While Sang-woo was waiting in front of the barrier for a while, he connected to the alter ego who was taking the test.
Because I knew that I was going to take a paper test soon.
‘I wonder if the alter ego will do well.’
Although he had been asked to study for the exam in proxy attendance, it was his first exam, so Sang-woo was secretly worried.
If the alter ego malfunctions (?), it’s okay to say goodbye.
So, in order to keep an eye on it and pass the time, I watched all of the alter ego’s test process.
But what?
‘Hey… Your alter ego is better than me.’
Rather, the alter ego showed more than 80%, 100%, 200% of Sangwoo’s abilities.
In fact, Sang-woo, who saw the exam questions, at first thought, ‘Is economics like this?’ It was full of foreign languages to the extent that I wanted to, so I was perplexed.
‘What do you mean?’
However, as he stared at him, new knowledge that he had not studied began to emerge in his head.
This is because the knowledge and memories memorized by the alter ego were shared with Sang-woo.
‘This is real.’
In addition, the alter ego went one step further, grasping the gist of the problem as if thinking directly, and began to describe it according to its own logic.
‘That’s great.’
The alter ego who finished the narration according to his own logic in an instant.
Sang-woo realized that the ideal he had only thought of in his heart had come true.
That’s what ‘surrogate study’ means.
‘It’s now possible to acquire theories and knowledge, apart from the skills that are simply used with the body.’
Sang-woo went to college because he wanted to get a diploma, but he was not really interested in studying.
However, when I found out that I could study instead, I became greedy.
‘Should I memorize all the books in the library or all the books in the world? whooping.’
Who in the world doesn’t like being smart?
Sang-woo was the same.
I wanted to go beyond the extraordinary and become a genius.
‘My alter ego, don’t just study your major in college, memorize at least one book at a time in the library. Understand?’
So, Sang-woo gave a new order to his alter ego.
A command to memorize books in the library.
Of course, there was some skepticism there.
‘Is it possible? Memorizing an entire book a day.’
It seemed impossible.
However, it would be possible if it was the ability of an alter ego to carry out orders without fail.
‘It’s 365 books in one year.’
Smaller amount than expected.
Still, considering the fact that the average amount of reading by the general public is less than 10 books a year, it was an enormous amount.
‘If there are more clones later, I’ll be able to ask other clones to do it too. And the memorization efficiency of the alter ego will also increase.’
At that time, I didn’t know if it would be possible to do 2 books, 3 books, 10 books or more a day.
Sang-woo let his imagination run wild.
A man who memorized all the knowledge in the world.
A man who knows nothing.
‘It’s cool.’
Even now, there were no problems, let alone obstacles, in my life, but somehow I felt that my life would be richer.
while imagining that.
Quite a bit of time passed and a report came in from the alter ego waiting in front of the barrier.
‘Oh finally?’
Sang-woo hurriedly connected to the alter ego.
Then, a new vision emerges in the image.
There, the hologram that he had previously talked to appeared floating on the barrier.
– Jeong Sang-woo?
A slightly puzzled hologram.
From Sang-woo’s eyes, it seemed that he was probably puzzled by the lack of an answer.
“yes? Ah yes.”
So when he quickly replied, the other person nodded.
– There was no answer for a while, so I was taken aback.
“Ah, I was thinking about something…”
– It’s okay. It took some time to investigate Jeong Sang-woo’s identity. He was more famous than I thought.
It seems that even in the Urencia Empire, there are methods and routes for investigating Earth and Sangwoo.
Sang-woo was curious about how he found out, but he was more curious about entering and exiting.
“yes. How did it go? Can I come in?”
-You want to enter the Urencia Empire, right?
“yes. that’s right.”
-yes. it is possible
“Oh thank you. Then how can I get in?”
-The entrance to the barrier will open right in front of you. Please enter through there.
“yep.”
And the hologram video disappeared.
After about a minute had passed, a small hole was opened in one part of the barrier as the barrier disappeared.
-Come on in!
An unknown language came from the side of the wall in a loud voice.
It’s the first language I’ve ever heard, but it’s a strange situation that is interpreted without knowing why.
However, Sang-woo quickly entered the barrier through the entrance without a moment to question it.
“It’s okay.”
When Sang-woo’s alter ego and the three special alter egos waiting next to him entered the barrier, the barrier was instantly closed.
Swoouuuug-
‘What happens if you get caught in the barrier? I wonder if I’m going to get cut off…’
Sang-woo has useless imaginations.
In the meantime, a voice in that strange language came from the upper wall.
– Come up!
“Yes, I am going.”
Sang-woo murmured, grabbing Sloth’s arm and launching himself straight away.
Gluttony and Envy follow after him.
fault!
Sang-woo, who jumped up the wall, which could have been as high as a 10-story building, landed on the wall lightly.
Came up in one jump.
And there were a lot of troops gathered there.
Soldiers aiming at Sang-woo with sleek weapons that are similar to the firearms of yesteryear, but look different.
“Wow… I’m not the enemy.”
To show that Sang-woo had no intention of attacking, he raised his palms wide open and shook them.
Then, as if surprised by the appearance, the soldiers backed away and became more vigilant.
-stop.
They were almost ready to open fire, but the uniformed general (?), who seemed to be the leader of the group, raised his hand to dissuade them.
Sang-woo was relieved to see that.
There was no fear that he would get hurt because of his relief.
I was just afraid that things would get worse.
“thank you. Are you in charge?”
-exactly. Call me Breman Palantos.
“Oh, what a nice name. Nice to meet you, Palantos.”
The original praise is how to move people’s hearts.
However, Palantos did not budge.
-Are you normal? What a strange name.
Rather, he showed rudeness, saying Sang-woo’s name was unusual.
‘What is it? Are we going to fight?’
Sang-woo subtly suppressed his feeling of being bad.
Because I couldn’t work for nothing.
Instead, I decided to do the first thing I wanted to do when I entered the barrier.
“Mr Palantos, I have a party, can I bring more?”
< Barrier Country (4) > End
