▲ 719 ▼ All while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell. (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children) Economists can do real good for the world If you put 10 economists in a room, you’ll get 11 opinions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yeah, outside of some very rudimentary principals, macro-economics is basically astrology for MBA bros. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) To be fair, there are some good retrospective economists. "A happened because of X, Y and Z." But an economist that predicts the future is always wrong, often spectacularly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Oh, agreed. Retrospective economic research is valuable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yeah, outside of some very rudimentary principals, macro-economics is basically astrology for MBA bros. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) To be fair, there are some good retrospective economists. "A happened because of X, Y and Z." But an economist that predicts the future is always wrong, often spectacularly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Oh, agreed. Retrospective economic research is valuable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) To be fair, there are some good retrospective economists. "A happened because of X, Y and Z." But an economist that predicts the future is always wrong, often spectacularly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Oh, agreed. Retrospective economic research is valuable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Oh, agreed. Retrospective economic research is valuable. permalink fedilink source parent