• Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      Ah but you see, you failed to take into account my economic model that says you're wrong! Nevermind the fact that my model fails to represent reality in all but the most constructed tests, that's not important.

      • KobaCumTribute [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Nevermind the fact that my model fails to represent reality in all but the most constructed tests

        Jokes on you, the orthodox capitalist model also fails at its own most specifically crafted to be ideal conditions experiments, leading to its "researchers" literally going "ah well, nevertheless it's still intuitively correct" and learning nothing.

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      It's the extreme rigour with which they perceive themselves

      To get into any econ PhD program essentially requires a math degree. Which is funny because afaik the only other programs that might require that much math are like, physics and math itself.

      They then proceed to develop all these intense models, which is what they say the math is needed for. And yeah, sure, the models themselves are complex. But they’re all bullshit. It’s like building some quantitively rigorous model that “proves” intelligent design or that climate change is a hoax. Just because you use a lot of high level math doesn’t mean you’re actually using that math in a correct or useful way.