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73 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 3 Apr \ on: What Economists Do and Why They Do It science
Literally true. In fact, that's where our skills have the most market value.
That being said, a good economist can also provide a lot of wisdom and see through a lot of bullshit.
An insightful colleague in my field likes to ask people regarding their jobs, "Do you create surplus or just move it around?"
Yep, you have it, there. The whole thing is that the mainstream economists seem to be lackeys for the special interest group called THE STATE!! They seem to only come up with solutions that have good effects only for their paymasters. I am sorry to say that this seems to be a case for a lot of academia in all areas and specialities.
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Yeah, I mean it's true for a lot of jobs in law, finance, accounting, etc, etc.
Even software engineering these days... if your job is just to design algorithms to draw peoples eyeballs, I'd say you're just moving surplus around, not creating it.
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It is always fun to move surpluses around, especially when you have very sticky fingers. They are sticking their beaks in up to the nostrils, methinks.
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