@yogthos No you see economists refer to another species of human: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_economicus

@yogthos ah yes, strawman economists, totally agree that they sound really silly

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I'm pretty sure that real economists believe exactly none of that stuff.

I'm pretty sure that getting mad at economists about capitalism is rather like getting mad at meteorologists because it's raining.

@yogthos It's really more of a religion, isn't it?

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Folks asserting that no economists believe this, but I'm pretty sure this is a summary of the Chicago School and the basis for almost all economic policy in the West and especially in the states unlucky enough that the West can impose "economic discipline" on them.