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4. A good number of the more recent winners addressed the limitations of rationality

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 01:23 PM

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in decision-making. This is important work they have done and it helps us better understand why people make such stupid-ass decisions.

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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

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

Many concepts are abstract but need not be ignored Redleg 16 hrs ago #11

Well worth the read leftstreet Friday #3

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 16 hrs ago #12