fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 20 days agoAll while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell.mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1793arrow-down114
arrow-up1779arrow-down1external-linkAll while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoTo be fair, there are some good retrospective economists. “A happened because of X, Y and Z.” But an economist that predicts the future is always wrong, often spectacularly.
minus-squareJiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoOh, agreed. Retrospective economic research is valuable.
To be fair, there are some good retrospective economists. “A happened because of X, Y and Z.”
But an economist that predicts the future is always wrong, often spectacularly.
Oh, agreed. Retrospective economic research is valuable.