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    1 day ago

    it uses math to explain it

    It uses math sometimes.

    Economics is not a hard science. Which is fine. But let’s not pretend it’s all math and logic. It includes attempting to predict human behavior, you can’t do that with just math.

    “Do people think we’re currently in a recession” is actually used by economists as a recession indicator.