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minus-squarelumpenproletariat@quokk.auOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoNo it’s not. We have a system where we assume someone else is going to act into our best interest and vote for them.
minus-squareBanana@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoIn practice, yes, but Keynesisn theory, what the west’s political economic system is based on is fundamentally based on that assumption that people act in their own best interest. The whole invisible hand theory is also based on the same assumption
No it’s not.
We have a system where we assume someone else is going to act into our best interest and vote for them.
In practice, yes, but Keynesisn theory, what the west’s political economic system is based on is fundamentally based on that assumption that people act in their own best interest. The whole invisible hand theory is also based on the same assumption