▲ 642 ▼ It's barely a science. (mander.xyz) submitted 9 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 162 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 54 points 9 months ago (6 children) ... And wishful thinking! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 17 points 9 months ago (5 children) So..... religion permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 40 points 9 months ago* (3 children) No joke: Economists do kind of fulfill the role of priests in that they explain the "necessary [fake] world order" to the masses. Saying "Capitalism is a bad system" gets you comparable comments from economists as "Gods don't exist" gets you from priests in a religious society. Both comments also get cops on your ass as well (depending on where you live). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago They also have to justify how keeping at least 3-5% of people unemployed is a good thing for their economy god. That one and that inflation and growth are required to keep an economy going when we all know that there could be sustainable level existence if the investor class didn’t exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Because economist and even business leaders don't actually have any control over the economy. They try to predict it and make changes, but they have no real power as was shown by COVID and the Ukraine war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 point 9 months ago No, surely all will be good if we invest in so-called "AI", war and the distopian surveillance state. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 6 points 9 months ago They don't even disguise it, praxeology is effectively theology without the metaphysics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 17 points 9 months ago (5 children) So..... religion permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 40 points 9 months ago* (3 children) No joke: Economists do kind of fulfill the role of priests in that they explain the "necessary [fake] world order" to the masses. Saying "Capitalism is a bad system" gets you comparable comments from economists as "Gods don't exist" gets you from priests in a religious society. Both comments also get cops on your ass as well (depending on where you live). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago They also have to justify how keeping at least 3-5% of people unemployed is a good thing for their economy god. That one and that inflation and growth are required to keep an economy going when we all know that there could be sustainable level existence if the investor class didn’t exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Because economist and even business leaders don't actually have any control over the economy. They try to predict it and make changes, but they have no real power as was shown by COVID and the Ukraine war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 point 9 months ago No, surely all will be good if we invest in so-called "AI", war and the distopian surveillance state. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 6 points 9 months ago They don't even disguise it, praxeology is effectively theology without the metaphysics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 40 points 9 months ago* (3 children) No joke: Economists do kind of fulfill the role of priests in that they explain the "necessary [fake] world order" to the masses. Saying "Capitalism is a bad system" gets you comparable comments from economists as "Gods don't exist" gets you from priests in a religious society. Both comments also get cops on your ass as well (depending on where you live). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago They also have to justify how keeping at least 3-5% of people unemployed is a good thing for their economy god. That one and that inflation and growth are required to keep an economy going when we all know that there could be sustainable level existence if the investor class didn’t exist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Because economist and even business leaders don't actually have any control over the economy. They try to predict it and make changes, but they have no real power as was shown by COVID and the Ukraine war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 point 9 months ago No, surely all will be good if we invest in so-called "AI", war and the distopian surveillance state. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago They also have to justify how keeping at least 3-5% of people unemployed is a good thing for their economy god. That one and that inflation and growth are required to keep an economy going when we all know that there could be sustainable level existence if the investor class didn’t exist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) Because economist and even business leaders don't actually have any control over the economy. They try to predict it and make changes, but they have no real power as was shown by COVID and the Ukraine war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 point 9 months ago No, surely all will be good if we invest in so-called "AI", war and the distopian surveillance state. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 point 9 months ago No, surely all will be good if we invest in so-called "AI", war and the distopian surveillance state. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 6 points 9 months ago They don't even disguise it, praxeology is effectively theology without the metaphysics. permalink fedilink source parent
