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Phoenix61

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1. Captive chimpanzees do that. I wonder what they do

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 10:22 AM

Nov 2025

in the wild. The whole Alpha dog bs was based on caged wolves from separate packs interacting. We now know wild wolves don’t interact like that at all.

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Are We Humans or Homo Economicus? Why Economics Needs to Evolve Beyond Growth [View all] Celerity Nov 2025 OP

Captive chimpanzees do that. I wonder what they do Phoenix61 Nov 2025 #1

Seriously, why do we need economics at all? -misanthroptimist Nov 2025 #2

Fretting about the costs is pointless? Redleg Nov 2025 #5

Cost is an abstract and limited construct -misanthroptimist Nov 2025 #7

It seems a big gulf between "ignoring costs" and the notion that "the entire idea is antiquated and unnessary" Redleg Nov 2025 #9

"Cost" is indeed an abstract. -misanthroptimist Nov 2025 #10

Many concepts are abstract but need not be ignored Redleg Nov 2025 #11

Where the argument leads -misanthroptimist Nov 2025 #13

Capital has benefitted the most from automation, at least over the last 30 years or so Redleg Nov 2025 #14

You're probably right that we would agree over a wide range -misanthroptimist Nov 2025 #15

Indeed. We should be leading the world in development and use of renewable energy Redleg Nov 2025 #16

Well worth the read leftstreet Nov 2025 #3

A good number of the more recent winners addressed the limitations of rationality Redleg Nov 2025 #4

Not sure it's valuable in the framework of Capitalism leftstreet Nov 2025 #6

I don't understand your point Redleg Nov 2025 #8

Good Read malaise Nov 2025 #12