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> The other irony is that likely she does it for exactly the same reasons as why science media is often bad: economics.

Can we all stop blaming 'economics'. Economics says people are largely self-interested, selfish and maximize their own utility (happiness-whatever).

It's not 'economics', it's people. Labor unions are also maximizing their revenue.



Yes, the processes of incentives driving outcomes is economics.


> Economics says

You mean, "many Economists with a simplistic, reductionist view of human societies' behavior say".


You're assuming that the entire field of economics isn't bullshit




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