A lot of modern economists remind me, outside of their priestly function, of the court astrologers of Imperial China who would be like "My Lord, the stars tell me that you must reorganize the dispensation of the salt monopoly to my wife's cousin's son's control, lest we should, in 2000 years hence, be ruled by Winnie the Pooh'".
If astrologists had institutional power it would be a nightmare, it’s only fun when not taken seriously at all.
Economists: Am I a joke to you?
A lot of modern economists remind me, outside of their priestly function, of the court astrologers of Imperial China who would be like "My Lord, the stars tell me that you must reorganize the dispensation of the salt monopoly to my wife's cousin's son's control, lest we should, in 2000 years hence, be ruled by Winnie the Pooh'".