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2 months agoEconomist here. This is pretty much the anti-intellectualism that everyone here is talking about and this is the opinion I’ve seen constantly on Lemmy.
Most people have no idea what it is that I do and think it’s something to do with making billionaires more money. It isn’t and it never has been and it hasn’t been for anyone that I’ve kept in contact with from any of my classes.
You don’t have to be involved in financial matters to be an economist either. We’re more involved in finding out root causes and impacts in certain fields.
But they don’t correct them often, especially if it’s a longer post that has some nuance to it. People here don’t like nuance. I’m not sure nearly people anywhere do anymore. That would involve a reading and understanding people you actively disagree with.