It's not a mystery why economics is treated with such disdain, when economists are portrayed as bumbling idiots unable to comprehend anything outside of the nar

It's not a mystery why economics is treated with such disdain, when economists are portrayed as bumbling idiots unable to comprehend anything outside of the narrow mindset of perpetual growth and deregulation. It's a fun read (of a hopefully fictional story), but I would seriously doubt the qualifications of any such "economist" had they replied in the same manner in real life. It should, however, be noted that Economics is a fairly young science, so people trained in the 20th century maybe be stuck in their obsolete growth mindsets forever. Unfortunately there seems to be little hope to change their minds, so we should all do our best to ignore them, since their views no longer represent reality when you consider the newest data.