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At university, I faked a paper on economics (not actually my branch of study, but easily to fake) and put it on the shelf in their library. It was filled with nonsense formulas that, if one took the time and actually solved the equations properly, would all produce the same number as a result: 19920401 (year of publication, April Fools Day). I actually got two requests from people who wanted to use my paper as a basis for their thesis.

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meyotch@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Congratulations! You are now a practicing economist. This is exactly how that field works.

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- superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Economy is just applied psychology.
  
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  - meyotch@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It really isn’t even that.
    
    The closest historical equivalent of an economic professional is the Haruspex.
    
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruspex
    
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  - StopJoiningWars@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You’re all thinking of business. Economics is an empiric field of study that is based on science.
    
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    Hagenman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    voxday.net/…/krugman-admits-economists-were-wrong…
    
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- Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Don’t insult me with the e-word!
  
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qaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
How did you respond?

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- Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I told them to actually solve the equations and think about the results.
  
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