homo economicus as an idea only became popular when economists noticed that it doesn’t exist. In this context, you are probably right: the skills this study te

homo economicus as an idea only became popular when economists noticed that it doesn’t exist. In this context, you are probably right: the skills this study tested are probably something we need people to have. But zoom out a bit and it’s probably a lost case, and ethically dubious, to get people to conform to an ideal only to make a system work that is supposed to serve them. Capitalism is a tool. It’s the best we currently have. But it’s not a moral philosophy or an end in itself.