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-misanthroptimist

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2. Seriously, why do we need economics at all?

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 10:24 AM

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Across a vast range of products/services, we aren't even close to a subsistence economy. If we want more of these things we can simply produce them. Fretting about the cost in dollars is pointless.

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Are We Humans or Homo Economicus? Why Economics Needs to Evolve Beyond Growth [View all] Celerity Friday OP

Captive chimpanzees do that. I wonder what they do Phoenix61 Friday #1

Seriously, why do we need economics at all? -misanthroptimist Friday #2

Fretting about the costs is pointless? Redleg Friday #5

Cost is an abstract and limited construct -misanthroptimist Friday #7

It seems a big gulf between "ignoring costs" and the notion that "the entire idea is antiquated and unnessary" Redleg Sunday #9

"Cost" is indeed an abstract. -misanthroptimist Yesterday #10

Many concepts are abstract but need not be ignored Redleg 10 hrs ago #11

Well worth the read leftstreet Friday #3

A good number of the more recent winners addressed the limitations of rationality Redleg Friday #4

Not sure it's valuable in the framework of Capitalism leftstreet Friday #6

I don't understand your point Redleg Sunday #8

Good Read malaise 10 hrs ago #12