By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/10/2026This is why billionaires love neoclassical economics, with its doctrine of "revealed preferences," which holds that the only true way to understand someone's preferences is to ignore what they *say* and only pay attention to what they *do*. 2675
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/10/2026It's a belief that can only be adopted by people who suffer the self-inflicted neurological injury you get from doing an economics degree, which renders the victim incapable of perceiving or reasoning about power. 410311
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/10/2026To believe in "revealed preferences" is to observe someone who has sold their kidney to pay the rent and marvel at this person who has a revealed preference for only having one kidney: pluralistic.net/2026/03/30/p...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Market participation is exhausting (30 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1887
meh333.bsky.social @meh333.bsky.social · 15hThis is why Justin Wolfers likes to treat Republicans to lunch. 000
Valentenya the climate policy strategy cat 🍉 🐈⬛ @valentenya.bsky.social · 7hYou're being a bit harsh on Adam Smith here Doc 😼 000
