No, it really isn't a sign of anything. This is like blaming all professional plumbers for your bath tub leaking. This is a cynical and knee jerk commentary th

No, it really isn't a sign of anything. This is like blaming all professional plumbers for your bath tub leaking. This is a cynical and knee jerk commentary that's emblematic of the sort of middle brow dismissals we've been working to limit on HN. For all of the competing thoughts on economics, I don't think it's a stretch to say it's enormously complicated. Even on the most cursory examination it doesn't break down to "more productivity = better economy". "Real economists" and "neo-liberals" may in fact be fucking it all up, but I'm quite certain they'd have done no better if they modeled the economy like you have. When your world view requires that millions of highly educated, trained, and experienced people - who have pursued a rigorous, academic field of study for decades - are all simultaneously out to lunch, possibly maliciously, the onus is perhaps on you to provide more substantiation than "they're fucking it all up". Side note: At this point I'd be very happy with HN being refocused on strictly tech/startup related posts. Every time a more general or controversial topic comes up it ends up very much like this thread. Unsubstantiated knee-jerk ad hominem. Followed by equally unsubstantiated hyperbolic cynical equip.