An economist is someone who, when asked if the slaves should be freed, tells you whether freeing them will cause the GDP to go up or down.
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Meh. Classical economists were instrumental in ending slavery in Britain. Carlyle called econ "dismal science" bc he wanted slavery back.
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Replying to @DylanPahman @existentialcoms
This tweet is about how economists seem unable to view political, moral and scientific issues others than as arguments about efficiency.
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Which is bullshit, since literally every major economist out there takes far more into account.
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hi am economist can confirm
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