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0 pointsAniseAbyss4y ago0 comments

Amusing considering economists care more about their precious numbers than sociology, psychology and history.

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In the ad for his MasterClass, Paul Krugman says (~25s):

> Doing economics requires stepping back from all of the details to say "What is the essential here? What is the story?". It's about people. It's not about money. It's ends up about what people do.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJEszZK54dw

tootie4y ago

I think you're confusing economists with economic policy makers. Economics is a science. The study of scarcity. It's not about money.

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throw0101a4y ago

In the ad for his MasterClass, Paul Krugman says (~25s):

> Doing economics requires stepping back from all of the details to say "What is the essential here? What is the story?". It's about people. It's not about money. It's ends up about what people do.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJEszZK54dw

tootie4y ago

I think you're confusing economists with economic policy makers. Economics is a science. The study of scarcity. It's not about money.

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