I don't think it's a strawman, although I agree that perfect HE don't really exist. It's more like a model, one of the many "spherical cows" in economy (that ne

I don't think it's a strawman, although I agree that perfect HE don't really exist. It's more like a model, one of the many "spherical cows" in economy (that nevertheless are presented often as undeniable truths). And worse, it's often presented as something positive, something that we should aspire to.