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We need a cross-cutting examination of how bad 'economics' is as a science, outside of a narrow defined set of measurable parameters
by throwoutway 2y ago
We need a cross-cutting examination of how bad 'economics' is as a science, outside of a narrow defined set of measurable parameters
- fullshark 2y agohttps://aeon.co/essays/how-economists-rode-maths-to-become-our-era-s-astrologers https://aeon.co/essays/how-economists-rode-maths-to-become-o... (4 April 2016)
- davidw 2y agoEconomics is a great way of looking at the world as long as you acknowledge its limitations. I think you're conflating an economist with economics. Economists are human with all that entails.
- ReflectedImage 2y agoAbsolutely terrible. The foundations of economics are built on school boy style maths errors. They have famous "paradoxes" and results that are just bad maths. It's a ridiculous joke of a research field.
- azinman2 2y agoIf you’re going to dismiss an entire field, you could at least point to specifics that are widely held tenants.
- os2warpman 2y agoA rational actor has never, does not now, and will never exist. Despite what social media stoics say.