D_Alex comments on Rationality Quotes Thread March 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: D_Alex 23 March 2015 06:33:40AM 0 points [-]

If we need to look to economics for rationality quotes, we are getting towards the bottom of the barrel, Robin Hanson notwithstanding.

Comment author: Grant 26 March 2015 06:36:51AM *  2 points [-]

Macroeconomics? Sure, its highly politicized so in many cases I'll agree with that. But microeconomics is in many ways the study of how to rationally deal with scarcity. IMO, traditional micro assuming homo-economicus is actually more interesting (and useful, outside of politics) than the behavioral stuff for this reason.