Perfect explanation. I'm pretty sure that macro is the way to go. I have a theory that you can take anything and separate it into macro and micro levels (whether it be economics, science, etc.) You can look at systems at different scales and, while there is sometimes an intermediate, it's usually possible to separate the interpretations into two distinct categories.

As mkrecny stated, choosing to observe and predict the micro aspects of our universe is a lost cause. However, finding patterns in higher levels of systems is what makes science works. While micro systems are usually the areas left for theorists, macro systems have real life applications for scientists. We predict things every day and some things are simply easier to predict than others.