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kybernetikos
on March 13, 2023
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Joint statement by the Department of the Treasury,...
> People are not rational. Homo economicus is a myth.
It's possible to be a rational maximiser of something other than profit.
bumby
on March 13, 2023
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Possible, but I don’t think research has ever identified that utility function being optimized.
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It's possible to be a rational maximiser of something other than profit.