Any knowledge about "society" is very context- and time-sensitive. The trap for "smart" people is that they abstractly apply rigorous explanatory models to huma

Any knowledge about "society" is very context- and time-sensitive. The trap for "smart" people is that they abstractly apply rigorous explanatory models to human-made institutions and enterprises. It skews their social understanding and navigation abilities. They often become overly hooked on formalisms like behavioural economics, cognitive psychology, evolutionism or the geopolitical power struggles. It suppresses their reasoning ability in a local, context-sensitive manner. What's the alternative? Develop social intuitions. Observe your local surrounding environment and the people around you. Try to listen to their personal stories. Tell them yours. Then you can probably figure out what's valuable for them, what drives them every day. Applying that knowledge in the economic realm might change the world for the better.