Asking an economist to diagnose is to ask the doctor who operated on you and removed a kidney when you were just there for a root canal to fix the problem. He g

Asking an economist to diagnose is to ask the doctor who operated on you and removed a kidney when you were just there for a root canal to fix the problem. He goes in and performs a lobotomy but you are so taken by their lab coat and academic credentials and best paper awards and citations that you ask them to fix it. They go in and install a stent. A few days later you are dead because your forgot to take your anti-rejection drugs because of your lobotomy. Obligatory Nassim video dunking on Economists: https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/nassim-n-taleb-and-robert-shiller https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/nassim-n-taleb-and-rob...