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If you get a bunch of folks that have learned economics from a set of fringe books from the 70s that were never updated to account for what we have discovered i
by luckydata 9y ago
If you get a bunch of folks that have learned economics from a set of fringe books from the 70s that were never updated to account for what we have discovered in the meantime then it becomes easy to explain the Austrian school and its mindless followers. No amount of evidence will persuade them their beliefs are silly. We have some of them in power right now.
- bonesss 9y agoI think you could even generalize: the unquestioned beliefs brought about in childhood are hard to dislodge and seldom open to logic. Personally I think we need to be highly wary of any group that focuses on planting its ideology in people as early as possible because of this phenomenon. Most legitimate philosophy and ideology has no problem convincing adults of its content, and no need to prey on the illogical minds of children.