And that’s how the DNC decides policy
The invisible hand will lead us all into paradise. Trust me, I made a simulation with some false assumptions and that’s proof enough for me
This is a supremely antiscientific comment of you to make — don’t you know that eCoNomIcS iS a sCiEnce!!!
And of course, as a science, it builds models that generate testable predictions, altering the model if the empirical data doesn’t match what’s predicted, right? …It does do that, right? (Spoiler alert: not particularly).
I do think that economics is a science, but most economists I have known were unwilling to acknowledge that it’s a social science. “But qUanTiTatIvE mEtHoDs!!!”, they say, as if that makes any difference to whether they’re a social science or not.
It irks me to no end because it’d be far more rigorous of a field if they just got their heads out of their own arses and properly understood the situatedness of their field. The more they insist their analyses are objective, the less I believe them
It’s quite simple really. Just ignore every single human characteristic, motive and drive except greed. Then, wave a magic wand and assume perfect rationality.
THIS IS IRONCLAD PROOF OF THE SUPERIORITY OF FREE MARKETS
Also: Some people who studied this theory act according to it in situations where they are forced to so, so it’s empirically proven
You criticize capitalism, yet you work to survive. Curious!
