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The moment any economic argument is made that relies on human altruism is the moment it should be rejected. Some people may act altruistic some of the time, but
by seibelj 5y ago
The moment any economic argument is made that relies on human altruism is the moment it should be rejected. Some people may act altruistic some of the time, but in aggregate people refuse to be scammed to help the “greater good”.
- eyeundersand 5y agoCuriously, most econ folks seem to miss this. More likely: they conveniently ignore it when it suits their ends or when writing opinionated pieces after they've "made it".
- Matticus_Rex 5y agoHuh? Can you point to examples? I can think of a few, but I am unaware of any field or approach that has this tendency less than Economics.
- dash2 5y agoAre you sure? You know about public goods experiments with punishment, right?