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182 sats \ 3 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 14 Sep \ parent \ on: What Makes for an Economist? (FT, Soumaya Keynes) AskSN BooksAndArticles econ
I don't think just being a popularizer would count

ah fuck. Here I was hoping that shitposting on a money-is-the-moderator online forum was enough to consider me an economist.

Dreams shattered.

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74 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 14 Sep

I count you in the club. Phrasing that part more precisely, "being an unoriginal popularizer wouldn't count".

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182 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan OP 14 Sep

YEEE-HAAAA! Also, I have huuundreds of articles published for The Daily Economy... surely that weighs in my favor too?! (Maybe my stack of Mises pieces count heavier in Undisc's book...?)

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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 14 Sep

Sort of, but not in the way you’re probably thinking.

Being willing and able to call out the errors of your own side and point out other work that’s being overlooked is legitimately additive.

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