fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoAll while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell.mander.xyzimagemessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1795arrow-down114
arrow-up1781arrow-down1imageAll while the skeletal, crumbling, dusty bones of an econ major pulls business backwards into hell.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square111linkfedilink
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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.