By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/05/2026This is the kind of doctrine you can only fully embrace after sustaining the kind of highly specific neurological injury that is induced by taking an economics degree, an injury that makes you incapable of perceiving or reasoning about power. 7/ 116433
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/05/2026Under the doctrine of revealed preferences, someone who sells their kidney to make the rent has a revealed preference for only having one kidney: pluralistic.net/2026/03/30/p... 8/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Market participation is exhausting (30 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 27011
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/05/2026Capitalism is supposed to run on risk: the risk of being overtaken by a competitor drives businesses to deliver better services more efficiently, thus producing a bounty for all. 9/ 1473
Dale @dalegrauman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Not an economist, but I did just skim both this article and the Wikipedia page for revealed preferences, and I don't think this is an accurate description of the theory. I think they'd say you prefer one kidney over not making rent; don't think they'd say you'd prefer one kidney over two kidneys. 000
