what do you guys think? economics?

How to become super rich? Be in the middle.

Teacher: "For the purpose of this exercise I want you all to think within this framework."
Students: "ok"
Teacher: "Aha! But did you notice that none of you challenged the framework?"

Why is Wall Street rich? Commissions. Fees. Fees. Fees.

I would’ve eaten the whole bag and felt like shit and watched these losers fondle their skittles

Guy who walks out of the lecture hall and over to the closest 7-11 to buy a family size bag of Skittles

There are 5 colors in a bag. Get with 4 other people. Agree to exchange skittles so that everyone has a bag full of the same color. Make it one large transaction to minimize the fee. Winning.

GAMBLING

He forgot to mention one of the fastest growing industries, gambling (especially in sports). There is a reas why every single national televised game shows an ad for a gambling platform. The house ALWAYS wins!

I can say it's likely those students will remember this lesson most, as I did very similar in school 25yrs ago and still talk about it and consider it a great lesson.

Ours, the resources were paper, rulers, scissors. (I think that was it). Currency was 2x2 inch squares (exact size). Tye winners were the team with the most.

We had legitimate trade, resource chains, consortiums, theivery and bullying withing that hour lesson. It was fascinating at the time and still is to think about now.

...I watched this for the cartels...

#WHERE ARE THE DAMN SKITTLE CARTELS!?!

Kids going home telling their parents they’re monsters. Hell ya!