“Efficiency” isn’t a universally, objectively better goal, but it’s what technocrats focus on. There are many other equally good (and often conflicting) possib

“Efficiency” isn’t a universally, objectively better goal, but it’s what technocrats focus on. There are many other equally good (and often conflicting) possible goals: sufficiency, diversity, happiness, regret, etc. The current economy focuses on efficiency because it’s about infinite capital accumulation using finite resources, and that’s what benefits the people at the helm.