i have a degree in economics and most of my professors were hardcore socialists. u aint describing the study of economics. the term ur thinking of is politics.
read an economic that isnt n gregory mankiw challenge 2023
people assuming the entire field is chicago school hypercapitaism annoys the piss out of me. i will die on this hill, even if i have to calculate a fucking derivative to figure out the most optimal place on the slope to do so
neolib politicians pinning the blame on “economics” for their plunder of the working class is fiendishly brilliant in a way; it discourages interest among the left in the study of the instruments by which neolibs take and maintain power
i wish people brought the same skepticism to a politician saying “i had to fuck u over because the economics” as they did to “i had to fuck u over because the jesus”
nostr:npub1udtg5gh3ags2w99f2fdlq032wuczdwtulgfch6tk5fymy0km2mzqkcg7zx Terrible politicians do love trotting out the economist equivalent of anti vax doctors, then claiming "the economy needs...", don't they?
