Stringer Bell's Macroeconomics

[@nhudell]

For all the comments pointing out that the class actually covers Microeconomics, I put Macroeconomics as the title, because that's the sign on the classroom entry. EDIT: Also the paper that Stringer gets an A- for, is called "MEASURING MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES" I'm glad that so many people are enjoying these clips. HBO re-released the series on Blu-Ray recently, I highly recommend people pick it up.

[@iforgotthenamemate]

i have a different question to you, what type of font was used in the beginning hm? it looks very stylish and cool you know

[@nhudell]

Hi Puchoo, thank you for your comment :) The font is called Futura.

[@iforgotthenamemate]

thanks man much obliged !

[@NYCentralSpotter1070]

A-. Translation: "smart, but not the smartest guy in the room".

[@Adam-qf2ub]

Nicholas Hudson-Ellis gh

[@MrPlow-jc4cr]

I love how Stringer acts the way every college freshman does. Regurgitating whatever he hears from his most recent lesson in front of others as though he's always been an expert in the field

[@Lethalbanter]

Knowledge without the experience. It was his downfall.

[@DTreatz]

it's called 'delusions of grandeur' , typical in novices.

[@Rorschach003]

Give him credit, at least he’s trying to apply what he learned

[@saadasaad8538]

@@Rorschach003 To be fair to String i bet he was probably the only one in his class actually running a business matter of fact he was running two to 3 business so he really needed to apply his knowledge quickly

[@ryano6015]

@@saadasaad8538 fr. It’s probably the reason he went to school

[@mikebertram5219]

"ARE YOU TAKING NOTES ON A CRIMINAL FUCKING CONSPIRACY?"

[@sasohal]

Mike Bertram yassssssss - i just saw that clip a laughed too loud

[@markwu1573]

"Is you". Stringer said IS.

[@markwu1573]

"Is you". Stringer said IS.

[@MamadNobari]

"Nibba". Stringer said NIBBA.

[@Mustang424]

That A minus was such a great piece of symbolism for Stringer's Achilles' heel. He was always just a quarter step behind. Smarter than most, but not the smartest guy.

[@bkstyle82]

I definitely believe the writer threw things in like this for the viewer. I don't know the series that deeply but too many different things in the various clips I have seen indicate that the writer wanted to make viewers draw certain connections themselves and see the hidden symbolism.

[@jeremiahseelbach3731]

Well put. This show is one of those shows you have to watch more than once to catch all of the symbolism. Missed that the first time. That A- is so subtle, but perfectly reflects Stringer. Almost perfect. Almost...

[@Patonomousthestrange]

You know, I missed that before. That's deep shit.

[@BatPierrot]

franciso7 Im white but i don't like Stringer Bell because he killed Dee. That said, i do like him better than Avon or Marlo. I would have liked him and Prop Joe to actually succeed because at least, they kept the killing to a minimum level, to a point where the violence, the people caught in crossfire, would have stopped.

[@JohnSmith-dx9he]

+franciso7 Agreed. Stringer's death always felt forced. David Simon kind of telegraphed it later when he admitted he was angry that people liked Bell and viewed him as a hero. Stringer wasn't perfect and you could make a case that he thought he was smarter than he was, but it felt like the writers killed him just to kill him for shock value. And then loved it when the audience was shocked.

[@SacredDaturaa]

Love that he's incorporating teaching techniques into his meeting at the end there. He knows the answer, but instead of dictating he leads them to it and lets a couple of his men feel smart by coming to it on their own.

[@stevebrizzle]

That’s called the Socratic method.

[@adityashrestha2774]

well not so much feel smart i think he's just scoping out the talent yk

[@geniosityfilms]

@@adityashrestha2774 It's both. It's also the best way for people to remember broad concepts, for them to reach the conclusion on their own. Talent scout, Motivator, and Mentor. Stringer Bell is the ultimate crime lord.

[@KingKing-cz6xh]

Not to mention everyone there would’ve been just been like “but yo why we changing our shit who give a fuck a fiend is gon fiend”

[@hansolo631]

He had potential to be so bright, just misplayed a couple situations badly - or maybe he didn't? At the end of the day, this was Avon's operation, not his. He was trying to be kingpin when he didn't have final say. The Mouzone thing was not his idea.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

It's weird watching season 5 right now and Stringer is just a memory. He was SUCH an integral part of the series.

[@miguli]

Stringer was the type of guy who didn't respect the people he rolled with intellectually he thought he was far superioir, that's the reason he got.... erm, yea that.

[@100spurs]

"Players come and go but the game stay the same".

[@MikeMeehan]

your comment might as well have been "it's weird watching season 5" and that would have made sense on its own (still love it though!)

[@nekrataali]

That's what made this show insane. They made the villains even worse than their predecessors, without flanderizing the characters.

[@KtotheG]

No, the inanity of this so-called drug war is the integral part of the series. Players come and go, but the game remains the same. I know you guys like the characters and the actors, but the writing and the direction are bigger stars in this series to me. The cast is ensemble, so they all come together to bring about the writers' and director's vision.

[@MsKeepitReal1]

They should have let D'Angelo run the printing shop. That would be more his speed lol

[@leondreamcast]

Fr, and all the shit that happened in the 1st season would have never happened lmao

[@SuperSpiderme]

fuckkkk this is such a good idea. can you imagine a spinoff with D and wallace running the printing shop? legends

[@Hunyango_007]

@@SuperSpiderme what legend? ziggy is the true legend! legend of the docks

[@mikem591]

Max Henderson A spinn off! Could have been a melodramatic 90-Ish sitcom. D as the adopted Dad and Wallace trials and tribulations going to high school...😂. Would have a moral at the end of the story, with D giving a speech to Wallace at the end...in the printshop. D complaining about String’s managerial tactics, not deciding whether the print shop should go legit or not or remain a front...lol

[@fairlyagile]

Omg hahah for real!

[@Matt-zj2kk]

Honestly, the first time I saw the A- I thought Stringer was going to try to strongarm the prof to get an A+.

[@totalba69]

Legato RedWinters lol! Good one

[@KtotheG]

Stringer is not that dude.

[@KtotheG]

@I'm So Fly Putting out a hit vs strong-arming. Two separate actions. That's why I said he's not that dude. Stringer is a shot-caller through his associations with Avon, but he's not a goon or a henchman.

[@KianoUyMOOP]

@I'm So Fly Exactly; if the professor refuses, he'd approach Slim Charles and be like "I need you to hit somebody".

[@handlmycck]

@yo pierre LOOK DADDY I GOT AN A+!!!

[@PurposelessRabbitholes]

That British accent came back with a vengeance at 1:05 “DOWW’EHT”

[@irwn8328]

That's more of a Baltimore thing though. Dragging the W sound

[@isaz597]

Nah we don't say it like that. More like "downwivit"

[@Jay-ue2ic]

IrW!N 83 nah that’s not BMore. Duuuuu It would be the BMore accent.

[@cleersmilecosmetics7265]

yep i noticed that.

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

@@irwn8328 DEW it v. INNIT hehe

[@osefenfait7847]

I just realized Stringer bell got a paper company in The Wire and take economics lessons, and in the office and runs Another paper company funny shit

[@shanesuperville766]

He somehow faked his death in the Wire, changed his name and background to Charles Miner and got a job with Dunder Mifflin, moving to Pennsylvania

[@meebeecrazee]

@@shanesuperville766 Dunder Mifflin was years later. His first attempt at a legitimate life was in Sanacoya Steel. But he couldn't stop holding steel....

[@nekrataali]

Holy shit he was wearing a bulletproof vest when Omar and Mouzone shot him lmao. New headcannon.

[@Jay-ue2ic]

OneToo Many I thought it was Saticoy Steel.

[@MrNightpwner]

@@shanesuperville766 This is what the internet is for. Such brilliance!

[@denmark555]

Mcnulty hated Stringer because Mcnulty always needed to feel like the smartest person in the room, and he recognized early on, that Stringer was way more advanced then him. Here's a guy coming from the slums, effortlessly running a complex drug organization, yet taking advantage of educational opportunities that Mcnulty never had the discipline to do. When Mcnulty walks into Stringers apartment after he's killed, Mcnulty sums it up by questioning "Who were we chasing?" He never understood String.

[@whatever8376]

Well put

[@cinthia3242]

This excellent analysis right here.

[@nhudell]

I really like this, but I don't think McNulty hated Stringer, but was rather just obsessed with him as a criminal smart enough to challenge him intellectually. McNulty's vanity made him think that he was the only cop smart enough to see the value in going after a target such as Stringer, but I never got a sense that he was jealous of Stringer going on to higher education.

[@scott4398]

McNulty was smart as hell and they were practically friends.

[@Woozee_]

Great insight

[@jayreffner8831]

Can you imagine if that professor reaction if he would have realized what Stringer was going to do with his advice.

[@JDiggiti]

Sorta like when Dr Melphi learned what Tony was doing

[@classystegosuarus]

considering there were at least five dealers in any one of my business classes I really wouldn't be surprised if the professor just wasn't phased

[@Blballerboy]

D-Ice's baby brother naw he definitely didn’t know

[@MyBoomStick1]

J Diggiti The Wire and The Sopranos, two of the greatest shows to ever be made

[@joemckim1183]

@@Blballerboy I agree that I doubt that the professor knew what Russell Bell was doing. In that world he was referred to as Russell and nobody probably knew that people called him Stringer.

[@JACKOTACO]

1:04-1:06, you can hear his accent slip when he says "you're going to do it". But regardless, he was simply amazing.

[@in_vas_por8810]

Lol man I can't unhear that shit now. He is such a great actor though that he makes me forget he has an accent.

[@truestdude]

JACKOTACO I caught that lol

[@ericthomas7885]

JACKOTACO it's crazy because once I found out he was British years ago, I notice myself trying to hear his accent in the wire and I can hear it more and more now lol

[@abshir44]

Nah I think he was trying to do a Baltimore accent where they pronounce their two’s and do’s real different. I learnt that from this show

[@KtotheG]

Stringer has reverted back to his Brit accent a few times on the show... McNulty, too.

[@Godzilla52]

Well, Bell apparently did better than I did in Macroeconomics. I guess that's why he was a successful drug kingpin and I'm not.

[@TheWillog]

not that successful he got blasted

[@MauricioGomez-kl5lb]

I did good too so should i be a drug dealee

[@kingallotey638]

Only if you have a superior product for the aggressive marketplace

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

"Desire, Consumer need" ~ Stringer Bell

[@giantkiller56]

You're alive. He's pumped full of lead. It looks like you came ahead on this one, boss.

[@Snoogen11]

*in a room full of corner boys* Stringer: "Y'all hear of worldcom?" Corner boy: "Why yes sir, Mr Bell, I believe you are refering to the company that was once linked to a case of fraud, one of the biggest in world history, if my memory can be relied upon, the effect being a subsequent and total, ruination of their reputation". Stringer: "Yeah, that the one."

[@EdmanXERO]

"Lock dat door."

[@jfraser820]

😂😂

[@daveleblanc3748]

This is the funniest comment I’ve read in a week

[@cakecakeham5823]

LMAO this could actually have happened if Brother Mouzone was in the room.

[@ramily7554]

Lol

[@salt27dogg]

Stringer would be a good teacher. He knows how to use motivational discussion and question techniques in a classroom

[@gookeyaay5640]

More Like, stringer Could INTIMIDATE PPL UNDER HIM!😂🤣

[@Trumpeter2345]

Maybe in a different life.

[@basquiat9015]

Idk why people shit on String for being outsmarted by one of the most educated figures in the whole series. He was novel to corporate America and as Prop Joe say, must burn to learn. His true downfall was his snake behaviour and ego. But given stringer had played the street rules, in due time he would have adjusted to corporate America. Everyones a dealer.

[@JohnDoe-ix6my]

stringer was very smart but he was green and worse he was arrogant to a fault.

[@emmanuela7528]

In the first Freakanomics book, co-written by a University of Chicago economist who was somehow allowed to hang out with inner-city drug dealers while doing research, he kinda verified this scene. There’s a chapter devoted to explaining just how similar drug dealing operations are to major corporations, both being run the same way. He mentioned that very strict and accurate bookkeeping, product branding, and climbing the ladder were all corporate practices that also happened in drug dealing.

[@darwincity]

There was a similar chapter in Saviano’s Gomorrah. There was even a paragraph about some mafia groups sending their « smart ones » to the Bocconi, the main Italian business school in Milan.

[@bigdee11000]

There's a thousand Stringers out there right now, who don't realize that if your in the game, you have a small window of opportunity to turn the proceeds of the game into a legitimate enterprise before you end up dead or in jail...stringer waited to long.....same old story

[@MultiSurfa]

Nah man he didnt respected the game thats what got his ass smoked. He wasnt street enough for this shit, he thought everythings about money, but the game aint all about that

[@abdullayaser700]

@@MultiSurfa it's about "brother"

[@ANTHONY0808able]

@@MultiSurfa 100% correct, Stringer was smart, just not street smart enough, like Avon.

[@SuperKnux64]

@@ANTHONY0808able Avon: "What did I tell you about playing them fucking away games?"

[@MB2.0]

@@SuperKnux64 Also Avon twice: Stringer was right man! Avon was just as flawed because he was a hothead

[@YungL.i.X.]

Bodie was so happy to be complimented lol

[@GhettoArabSage]

I have no doubt in my mind that Bodie would be sharp in anything he did. He would've been a good student, manager, etc in life given the opportunity. Felt bad for him the most in the whole series.

[@erelpc]

@@GhettoArabSage But he killed Wallace.

[@GhettoArabSage]

@@erelpc a lot of company men do things that are bad for the sake of their company.

[@AE-yr6mo]

@@GhettoArabSage Yeah he was good at a lot except being a decent human being or a friend.

[@hoodatheist5549]

@@GhettoArabSage that's a fact.

[@princephillips7498]

It's amazing how in the end business is business no matter the market the methods and science of business still apply.

[@zoobidydoobidy6432]

What I like most about Stringer is that although he always wants to be the smartest person in the room except always a step behind (like the grade), he understands the importance of education and sharing knowledge with his employees to the extent that it becomes a lesson. The power of the collective. I do believe had he not got caught by Omar as a result of all his scheming, he’d have been Baltimore’s Frank Lucas.

[@harrisbnye]

Stringer doesn’t share his knowledge. He condescends and talks down to his peers because he doesn’t respect them. Stringer is just a college freshman who thinks because he took Econ 101 he knows everything even though every decision he makes in the show is wrong.

[@Liimiinaa]

I fully agree. I see ppl comparing Stringer to college freshmen like it’s a diss but Stringer, like those freshman, is excited about what he’s learning. That’s why he shares what he’s learned and puts it into practice. It’s not like he’s gonna be Adam Smith after one semester.

[@insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

Look at the teacher inadvertently helping a gangster sell more drugs lol

[@willkoestner4159]

Might just be me, but I'd rather have education available to more people no matter what they do with it than have it restricted. I have faith that it would do more good than harm in the long run.

[@dixonhill1108]

Lol I used my knowledge of chemistry class titrations to mix up some drugs for a friend. My drug dealer friend had brain damage from a drug induced accident. He couldn't do math and couldn't figure out how to mix up the drug. We did up like a hundred vials. I spent hours being as careful as I could to give it a good mix. I had to dilute a powdered drug into water, mix and mix and mix drop and drop into vials like I was handing out cards at a poker table. At the time I was actively considering becoming a cop. I was forced to get involved because he couldn't understand the advice I was giving. It was one of those super strange moments in life. I ended up doing 100-200 vials of the shit. I went away and the guy started mixing up his own batches. Some dude allegedly OD'd and died. It was such bizarre shit.

[@merk8731]

@@dixonhill1108 based

[@cool_sword]

@@dixonhill1108 family friend studied chemistry at Stanford, dealt the whole time, then left the country to take a "job" in Mexico. You could have a similarly bright future ahead if you, if you're lucky

[@cool_sword]

@@dixonhill1108 also, I took another life path, and while it did end with me practicing criminal law, I don't have to hit up my friends that do to tell you to delete your comment. That's not legal advice, but it is good life advice.

[@jenniferm7234]

"See nigga, ain't that what the fuck I just said?" I had a moment like that in college. A dude literally jacked my answer in class right after I said it, and got all the fucking credit.

[@damienblast4635]

words and emotions cause change how a blind men see. u dig

[@Gordon.Pinkerton]

Jennifer M but Bodie improved on the initial answer. Changing the colour of the caps is a good plan, but quite an obvious one. Bodies suggestion takes far more cunning and intelligence, which is why he got the big praise

[@killerjoe4409]

Jennifer M Did you shoot him?

[@yayarea5109]

did that person smirk like brodie did?

[@PRubin-rh4sr]

See what you got there is an elastic answer. If some guy can convey it better, louder and more understandable, the crowd will buy from him

[@tommybrown187]

yall heard of worldcom ?

[@Colstonewall]

+tommybrown187 LOL

[@cortion730]

+flukes777 lmao

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

See that shit high...lol.

[@king82791]

So good ahhaahahag

[@pumpkin6429]

I heard of worldstar, nigga square up! lol jk 😂

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Could you imagine if Stringer grew up under different circumstances? He'd have been a huge success...and be alive.

[@zovdivljine8048]

Nah he wouldnt be the same ghetto made him this way

[@zovdivljine8048]

@Robert Slack watch the show

[@thedoctor4327]

That could be said for a lot of the Game’s players: -Bodie with his familiarity with the legal system (even if he botches the terms sometimes) could have been a lawyer. -Wee Bey with his interest/passion for his fish could have become some sort of marine biologist -Omar could have used his interest in Greek/Roman mythology as a jumping off point to become a Classics scholar/teacher

[@congressmanweezy3011]

Stringer Bell = probably the best TV character of all-time.

[@congressmanweezy3011]

in my humble opinion. maybe besides tony soprano

[@lolookphor]

Ari Gold is up there too.

[@lolookphor]

***** the ironic thing about omar little is that he was probably the manliest one of all the players

[@MrRiddleAW]

Stringer Bell, Omar Little, Tony Soprano, Walter White and Dexter. That's who I'd put.

[@SchumannProductions]

MrRiddleAW Literally my list.

[@elonjoanwilliams614]

There will never be another show like this. Many have tried but it’s not the same🔥🔥🔥

[@Onoesmahpie]

Shows today are an inferior product!

[@PonchoBilly]

It always struck me how he never invited anyone else to the class with him or even encouraged education amongst the organization. He saw himself as being above the game and it's participants, which was part of what got him killed.

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

High Guise to be fair, I doubt them corner boys would show up. And even if they did, they wouldn't be able to sit still/grasp what was being taught. It shows it in the show that most of those dudes (if not all) left school to pursue a more "lucrative" career field in peddling to fiends and fighting other crews for territory.

[@ramonalejandrosuare]

Most of these cats don't even have their GED. How are they going to take a college Econ 101 class?

[@RealityCheck6T9]

@murray1234567891011 What you mean I gotta qualify myself? Sheeeeeeeeettt

[@isobel64]

@@YaowBucketHEAD and why wouldnt they be able to grasp what they were hearing?

[@andrewcook1246]

If he shows up with the goon squad it attracts the wrong kind of attention. Plus if you drop out of 8th grade you can't be expected to understand college level courses. He needs them corners ran by no-options-having teenagers so they don't get cute and his profit stays very high. Smart educated workers come at a higher premium and they definitely gonna see they getting the shit end of things.

[@MrKajithecat]

Stringer was a true evil genius. He pretty much became a new brand of gangster even if he was trying to escape the criminal world.

[@MrKajithecat]

Zamolxes77 Ehhh the Greeks were a crime syndicate, they were just doing something they always did. Also criminal organizations snitching on each other is nothing new, having cred with Federals is a good thing to have.

[@jonnemesis11]

+Zamolxes77 Thats something they always had though, they didn't create anything the way Stringer did.

[@DYLEMAHD]

@@MrKajithecat I think Bell was trying to do what you described but failed at it. If you remember his legitimate dealings with the contractors, Levy invited him into the legitimate world, knowing he wouldn't be accepted, ultimately fucking him over.

[@MightMouse2174]

Before this scene I knew he was hiding an accent but when this but McNulty hid his way better

[@joelquinn5347]

​@@DYLEMAHD True - he got schooled because he thought he is smart now after reading one book of economics; not implying that reading more books in that field would make you any smarter. ;)

[@JoeyVSupreme]

I loved the character of stringer because him and Avon were the two extremes of drug kingpins. Avon was obsessed with corners and the small time plan. Stringer knew the long game was getting into a legitimate business, being a businessman. But he got caught up in the whole senator loosing money and all. Marlo had went legit but it wasn’t what he truly wanted, hence the series finale.

[@MB2.0]

Exactly. Avon's first reaction was always to go shoot somebody. They were both flawed, but people jump to conclusions about Stringer because he was more ruthless. Avon admitted String was right two times

[@sjewitt22]

That scene at the end is sad, it shows how with a strong role model they could of lived other lives.

[@hoodatheist5549]

that's true, they never had a chance.

[@tariqmohamed]

it shows that that we need to re think how we educate people, not everyone fits into the classroom structure but under the right guidance and environment can easily grasp complex subjects. Talent is evenly distributed, opportunity isn't

[@KianoUyMOOP]

@@tariqmohamed Colvin attempted that in the fourth season with good results (that as always, is spoiled by beaurocratic red tape).

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

"Y'all heard of Worldcom?"

[@Itzsfo0]

and then they all look at each other like "dah wut?" shit...is that a website thingy or some shit yo ? lol

[@Cabs1899]

Definitely using this for my 12th grade economics class to get my students to understand now economics is applicable to all levels of our capitalist society.

[@folkengames]

Stringer came from nothing and built himself into a millionaire with a college education. He's the bad guy bc of all the people he hurt along the way, but it's tough to avoid admiring his good traits. With another start in life, this was a CEO, an entrepreneur, etc. He's one of the more tragic tales in the Wire.

[@sassytabasco]

String getting an A- is some subtle storytelling. I love that. Its like they're saying, "He almost gets this all the way. Almost." String's business is life and death. Almost don't cut it.

[@meowmeowone8479]

Stringer Bell, the professor they don't deserve but the professor that they need.

[@msg3415]

"'Y'all heard of Worldcom?" That transition always gets me xD

[@shinlanten]

Brother Mouzone would have been *proud*

[@Septiviumexe]

He did say the most frightening thing in america was a nigga with a book

[@supergangsterish1234]

*LIBRARY CARD

[@Will-dv1in]

Brother also helped to put that man in a coffin.

[@Septiviumexe]

Yea I always get confused with that part

[@williamdrouin8063]

A asoiaf and the wire fan holy shit

[@MrStreetballer5Official]

Stringer was one of the most intelligent gangsters of his time. Its amazing though how he slipped up at the end.

[@mindphreak4money]

Actually, as much as I liked Stringer Bell. He was only slightly more intelligent than his environment. It's like saying that he was the smartest dude in a class for slow kids. Bell tried to make himself a "Black Kennedy". Trying to legitimize dirty money. His fatal flaw, was that he always kept 1 foot on the street corner hustle and 1 foot in the Corporate and Political arena. That's why it was so easy for him to get conned by Clay Davis. He never realized that the Corporate world is 10X more devious and ruthless, than any street corner. Those dudes in suits and ties are controlling banks, offices, senators, etc. A street corner kid is considered "big time", if he flips a Kilo here and there. When anyone is at the level of a Stringer Bell; NO ONE at the street level should have been able to have a face to face meeting with him. Not Bodie, not the other corner boys, and definitely NOT Omar Little. Remember when Avon to Bell, "Maybe you're not tough enough for this street game here. And maybe, just maybe not smart enough for them out there" (referring to the Corporate world) Its the same reason why Proposition Joe got clipped at the end. For all of the suits, ties, and quiet professional image that Joe put on. He was still TOO CLOSE to the street level hustle. If Bell would have kept the proper amount of distance between himself and the street game; then his lawyer would have seen through the Clay Davis scam, and would have put Bell in touch with the right people to flip all of that street money. Bell would have had a front man, to handle all of that Real Estate. That's how the true corporate mobsters handle their business. They never have their hand directly into the street hustle. There's so many degrees of separation between them and the street product; that a cop can't touch them. That's why Clay Davis walked out of that court room, unfazed. Even when Daniels and the minions thought that they were close; Davis was never in any long term trouble. As Denzel Washington's character said in the movie "TRAINING DAY", "It's not what you know. It's what you can Prove". There was never anything on paper to entrap Clay Davis. Some cops got close. But he walked away with his abilities intact.

[@roberto125919]

He was way to smart for the game. Died like everyone else. Got caught up in the game with a bunch of shady ppl. Got got by his own partner.

[@MrStreetballer5Official]

rubbiebubbie Truu truu. It's kind of messed up to think of it tho considering that he himself tried to get his own man in too.

[@lpr5269]

Well, he fed that false info to Omar to have Brother Mouzone killed. What he didn't count on is that Omar was smart enough to realize that Brother Mouzone was telling the truth when he had a round in his belly that he had nothing to do with Brandon being killed. He knew then that is was Stringer. Stringer then made the mistake of telling Avon that he had D'Angelo killed in prison. Avon then gave Omar Stringer's whereabouts and that was it. Basically he pissed off the 2 most vicious killers and the most powerful drug kingpin. Smart? I think not!

[@bkstyle82]

mindphreak4money great breakdown and an example of why the game isn;t for everybody, even the "smart ones". The real smart ones are damn near untouchable and only get caught when the feds have a major informant and other evidence that they can link to the top guy. Plus, there are guys in the right places who get paid off.

[@bradwoods371]

You can hear Idris's accent peaking through when he raises his voice.

[@BennyNegroFromQueens]

Damn get of of Idris' nuts already. Even DeNiro isnt perfect.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

“And nuttin been done!” That’s where I hear it.

[@aprescoups4593]

Just like Jax from Sons of Anarchy, his accent comes out in heated dialogue

[@V3rnSqwd5611]

Nah that was actually a Baltimore accent he was doing. So very much in character he just wasn’t capable of doing it all the time like prop Joe and snoop

[@521i]

After his death, he got promoted to Dunder Mifflin Corporate.

[@jamaalmoses8821]

😂😂

[@joemckim1183]

@D-Ice's baby brother You know that Jimmy McNulty and Jim Halpert had something in common with not like Stringer Bell or his alias Charles Minor.

[@Jay-ue2ic]

Ain’t that some shit? He got reincarnated as Charles Miner.

[@jahigains9201]

The name Stringer Bell no longer had credibility. Had to change his name to Charles Miner. To further solidify the difference, he learned to talk in a British accent and became soccer fan to add credibility.

[@timothybrown8424]

From big Drug Dealer to a suck-up, that's more pathetic than his death.

[@CrystalFissure]

These are some truly great scenes. Stringer has a great mind, but it also shows that other people in the game do too. They had potential.

[@Liimiinaa]

I love Stringer Bell. The Great Gatsby of the show. He tried and failed but goddammit, he wanted more for himself and he went after it. Mans studied microeconomics and applied what he learned (albeit, imperfectly) to the drug trade, trying to educate his team into the process. What’s not to love?

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

I always liked to imagine Stringer Bell getting too obsessed about his copy shop, forgetting it was a front, and eventually just working there full time, like Nordberg the undercover cop in Police Squad ending up running a key store. Probably the funniest scene in The Wire for me, other than Cheese vs. Mouzone.

[@simonholst6734]

I love that it's both entirely admirable and a little bit pathetic how he tries so hard to rise above the gangster environment. That childish need to show it off and eventually overreach makes him human, instead of some two-dimensional self-made--man archetype.

[@harrisbnye]

There’s begging admirable about stringer. He doesn’t aspire to get out the game or be a good person. He aspires to be a ruthless capitalist. He wants to be clay Davis but he’s too stupid to be clay Davis. He aspires to exploit others and be a higher level crook but isn’t smart enough to be that. Nothing about that worthy of respect.

[@Supersquigi]

Yeah he thinks he's so smart, and while he IS SMART and VERY capable, he can't completely relate his business logic to the street. When he goes halfway for both, and tries to dupe people in both businesses, he gets burned at both ends since he can't plan for everything.

[@agenttheater5]

I just love how he acts like either a legitimate businessman or like a teacher in scenes like this!!

[@randomguy2447]

Stringer is basically that kid who goes away to college for a semester and then comes back and acts like he’s way smarter than everyone back home

[@truegrit9202]

Or he’s someone who learned something and tried to apply it to his life. Why are people so intimidated by someone else chasing better?

[@eatfastnoodle]

@@truegrit9202 because later he's shown incredibly naive / out of his depth dealing with actual politicians and how elite political economy works, they were stringing him along for so long that his street smart should have sensed he's being taken advantage of, his half-assed attempt to become a legitimate part of the upper echelon of Baltimore got himself killed.

[@vorrmax]

@@truegrit9202here’s sadly this huge misconception amongst the wire fans that stringer was just some average gangster playing smart. And its quite sad how they completely missed the point of one of the most complex characters in tv history, the guy was a genuis but at the same time, he was also seeking knowledge and bettering himself and his business, while also trying to venture into the legal world and rise above the circumstances of his birth

[@truegrit9202]

@@vorrmax all while the crabs continuing to pull him down instead of trying to go with him.

[@richardlyman2961]

@@vorrmaxHe was way too arrogant honestly most of the gangsters in this show were bright and he thought he was better than all of them

[@DynamicAllstarDuo]

String went to a community college ECON 101 class and thought dudes in the hood was going to respect that insight

[@farrellcityking1]

But they do. They just didn’t know it. That’s true for many things when dealing with the underprivileged.

[@edwardsheedy8194]

Technically microeconomics not macro

[@chiragpatel2423]

Love the economics heads hitting that like button on this comment not even a single dislike

[@AE-yr6mo]

@@chiragpatel2423 You can see comment dislikes?

[@M16xDr0pSh0tz]

@@AE-yr6mo no. There is effectively no point in disliking a comment on youtube

[@AE-yr6mo]

@@M16xDr0pSh0tzChriag Patel implied there wasn't 'a single dislike'.

[@universalconquest4447]

@@M16xDr0pSh0tz My brain just exploded as I read your comment LOL!!!

[@tarjay35]

The funny thing is, my Philosophy teacher once told me about a friend he had back in the day who studied--I think it was Spanish History or something with language--to become a drug dealer in South America.

[@LetsBeClear87]

I find Idris’ ability to hit the Baltimore accent so perfectly coming from another continent soooo impressive

[@yxl1103]

When i watched the show 10 yrs ago，Stringer was my most hated character. Today I watch it again he is my favor character. The wire is a test on maturity

[@el_maoo]

love how stringer is raising his hand even before any question was asked

[@nickanand8087]

Isn't elasticity of demand a microeconomics concept, not a macroeconomics concept? #justsaying

[@cun7us]

Nick Anand I'm no expert but I would say it's a principle that applies to both.

[@nickanand8087]

Did yopu take the classes in uni?

[@cun7us]

Nick Anand No, I just did some research on both. I could be wrong but I'm just guessing.

[@nickanand8087]

In general, the concept of elasticity of demand would only be taught in a micro class based on my experience taking both classes (I have a Major in Econ). Elasticity of income versus demand would be more of a macro concept.

[@samasin5565]

Nick Anand I learned about elasticity in both introduction to micro econ and introduction to macro econ. You are right thoguh that its more of a micro concept than macro, and in general it seems more likely that Stringer would take micro.

[@ashleysimmons4746]

Stringer bell was a great character, he was one of my favourites

[@WickedV3ng3nc3]

Im convinced Idris Elba was doing his best Rza impersonation for this part.

[@citrusforce]

"And you know what else we might can do?"

[@Raphie009]

You can really hear Idris's British accent come out in the first season. It took a while for him to nail a Balmer accent.

[@V3rnSqwd5611]

That “deewit” sounded pretty Baltimore to me

[@Lp-me7hb]

This motivates me to study in my econ class for some strange reason.

[@johnmurdoch3083]

The scene where stringer talks to the corner boys at the print shop is hilarious.

[@seanwjones07]

Makes me want to rewatch this whole series!

[@ajitkirpekar4251]

For all the jokes Stringer got for his economics pursuit, I guarantee he took more from it than a typical freshman would. I certainly didn't when I was a freshman and I ended up getting a graduate degree in the subject.

[@tswagg504]

This part was my fav part of Microeconomics....it started getting weird, later in the semester

[@tswagg504]

@UCq_mh5PPqY5edYDjxJDGGoQ Wrong. Macroeconomics deals with the overall economy and how certain things affect it…Microeconomics deals with supply and demand, and how certain circumstances affect a particular business….I have an Accounting degree and had to take both Econs

[@NotSoRandom_]

@@tswagg504 lool that’s pretty much simple enough

[@tswagg504]

@@NotSoRandom_ right lol

[@JacobBush16]

1:32 why is there a bell going off in a college classroom?

[@jayvee6206]

Does anybody know what track is playing between 00:40 and 01:25?

[@cmjohnson61]

I thought Stringer Bell did it the right way. Put aside for a second the fact that he was killed. You still have to appreciate the direction he was headed. I know I did. He was trying to reach the level of the "Bank". Even Lester and McNulty said that once he becomes that, there would be no touching him then. What is the use of making all that money if you cannot spend it above board?

[@Somnivore7]

Yup, without that youre just "Nigga Rich." Sure you got nice clothes but all your houses and cars are in someone elses name and that money cant go into a proper bank. Instead you gotta hide your shit in a mattress lmao.

[@cmjohnson61]

@@Somnivore7 , Correct. If I were in The Game, Banker is where I would want to be, three or four levels above all the dirt.

[@ravenouscolonelhart]

"That's a thinkin man right there."

[@JewportMenthols]

So funny hearing Stringer and McNutty's real british accents coming out

[@KingOfMadCows]

People shit on Stringer for being inexperienced with business and thinking he's smarter than he is but he was doing a lot. He was running the drug trade across a large part of the city, he was running "legitimate" businesses to launder the drug money, he was trying to bribe politicians and start a real estate company, and he was going to college in his free time. He was a very smart person, he was just trying to do way too much and he slipped up and missed some important details.

[@dre3k78]

His main problem was trying to use what he learned about operating a in a legal business market with regulations/rules and trying to apply it in an illegal business environment with basically no rules. Some things may apply to both worlds(like changing the name of their inferior product) but in the end on the street you have to deal with people like Marlo and Omar who have no equal in a legal business environment.

[@economicsiseverywhere1901]

That's right. These basic principles are applicable to all decisions. Business decisions, personal decisions, government policy decisions. The laws of economics are natural laws which apply to all rational human behavior. Shout out to BennyRest for this proper video montage.

[@RedBricksTraffic]

the writing on this show was truly next level.

[@DaleRobby]

Man I wish I was rich. Then I'd dress nice and be in shape like Stringer. Instead of being fat and watching youtube videos OF Stringer. Oh well (eats another Dorito chip)

[@superdogmeatmeat]

+DaleRobby rear You don't have to be rich to not be a fat fuck. Just eat right and exercise a bit, get rid of liquid calories. It's really not that difficult.

[@alghamdinetworkboard9582]

+DaleRobby rear LOL poor + fat is not working ((when you are really poor you will know how rich your now watching youtube and eating)) be great-full for what you have now and work for more if you want. but remember that your not poor and you dont want to be one.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

+DaleRobby rear its not too late to do those things man

[@matthewsegura4436]

y bro it all starts with a thought ,then words,then an act,then habits ,reforming ur character witch becomes in a sense destiny, don't attack urself bro, any one tells me smthin hurtful but true I say a one syllable wrd,SO

[@flisko123]

+LiftedSeven u dont have to workout if u got money, money works out for u

[@gijoey5912]

His British accent starts coming out when he's yelling at those guys in the printing shop haha.

[@cocotazo]

Stringer was smart. But the true theme of The Wire is that reform is usually a losing battle. The drug game (Stringer and Colvin both), policing (Valchek promoted, Daniels forced out), schools (Bunny's class canceled). Carcetti only became governor because he realized he couldn't win unless he didn't quickly reform Baltimore as he had planned.

[@JS-kr6ol]

I always found stringer prusit of education and legitimate business admirable. He was just in such a volatile industry he couldn't make the transition

[@SP-ny1fk]

The problem with educating yourself is - you can never really come back home. It makes you lonely, because the people around you remind you of who you used to be, before you overcame your fear of using your mind. Find the others.

[@leadaheadleadahead2187]

Education is beautiful

[@regzzuse280]

2:28 Blackwater- EX Services- Academi.

[@DarkReapersGrim]

Facts. I was just thinking about those murderers.

[@gerryleb8575]

The message here, and in much of The Wire, is that, in the absence of racism, a man like Stringer would be a valuable member of a straight economy, a real contributor to the community and to this country.

[@jbot91]

Y'all got an outstanding warrant like everybody in here lol

[@apollobx709]

Best series of all time. No doubt.

[@tripleverbosity]

I love how baller Stringer thinks he is getting an A in Econ at a Baltimore Community College. I love his hubris and how well the show demonstrates it to his ultimate demise. I’m on my 5th rewatch and just got to these scenes and had to look up this video.

[@dixonhill1108]

That's a mixed bag. The idea is it's suppose to illustrate how he came from a rough background and was trying to improve himself. When you were never properly educated an A- is pretty good. Especially when you're running a drug business on the side.

[@MB2.0]

His knowledge of economics isn't what got him killed at all. You're connecting imaginary dots

[@tripleverbosity]

@@MB2.0 you misunderstand me. It’s his hubris and this scene is another example of it. Stringer thinks acing a community college intro course gives him insight and power. It’s actually part of the tragedy of his character, he’s so clever but he’s so vulnerable to connected white men that put him through the ringer. The college scenes are to emphasize that even through that route he’s still pretty much fucked.

[@abshir44]

I had my first time econ class today and couldn’t help but think about this scene. “An inferior product in an aggressive marketplace” that professor had no fucking idea 😂😂Thanks for uploading!

[@llamont2336]

Stringer: “Y’all heard of WorldCom...?” Stringer’s crew: 🦗🦗🦗

[@ericennis5523]

“Ayo Professor. If you don’t mind could you uh, lock dat door from now on?” 😂😅 IYKYK

[@Jffeeney3rd]

The whole show makes you think, change opinions, even argue with yourself. When I first watched it, I thought stinger was right and Avon was stuck in the past. Rewatches and clips make me realize Avon was right and stringer was way over his head and not nearly as smart as he wanted to be.

[@Neo2266.]

I love at 3:24 that Bodie just thought of the concept of a cartel, and the dude before had no clue what the hell he or bodie were talking about

[@MichaelSmith-hh6ox]

Love that the gangsters in the print shop look so sad. "I didn't become a gangster to get a job!"

[@kaue4arp12]

They should have put people that wanted out of the game in that shop, people like Dee or Wallace could be useful running a front for their organization, then Stringer would have more actual soldiers on the streets and not be punked so hard by Omar.

[@nathwice]

Nice compilation. I would argue that's a microeconomics class that Stringer is taking & title should be "Stringer Bell's Microeconomics".

[@wagooairlines]

Bodie all friendly and shit.. like the first day back to school

[@JMoruzzi]

"Who've I been chasing all this time?" I was surprised at McNulty's surprise - he'd seen him in that class, he knew he was studying.

[@albdamned577]

I absolutely love how he just straight ups asks for a business strategy from his business professor. It would be hilarious if they got a CI from it and figure out his strategy by going to school.😂

[@addie28784]

This story is so common. So much potential in people who chose the streets, so they end up a day late and a dollar short learning basic concepts through trial and mostly error.

[@enhancedutility266]

That's because inner city school are pretty bad very few end up making it

[@bluemonkjd]

Congrats to UMBC on upsetting UVA. They are now known for more than being Stringer Bell's alma mater.

[@RyanCarterOfficial]

Anybody notice how his natural British accent briefly popped out when he said: "You're acting like we got an in-elastic product, and we don't!"

[@KevinOrrell]

For Gods sake legalize drugs

[@Seetiyan]

Just stumbled onto this clip and it makes me wanna watch the show!

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

I'm watching the show again right now

[@Greko-grb]

Stringer applying his economics to street mofos, is like that kid who talks just like his older brother when he with his friends

[@TheGoonsies]

People going to school and complaining about never applying what they learn in the real world, then you have Stringer Bell