Oh man, I'm getting echos of political philosophy and The City of God vs The City of Man. One reason I became an economist is because it explained things to me

Oh man, I'm getting echos of political philosophy and The City of God vs The City of Man. One reason I became an economist is because it explained things to me quite well. It is reasonable within economic frameworks to assume everyone is self interested. I've found I'm rarely disappointed working with that assumption.