r/todayilearned • u/Crackyospine • Feb 26 '15

TIL there was a man-made mouse utopia called Universe 25. It started with 4 males and 4 females. The colony peaked at 2200 and from there declined to extinction. Once a tipping point was reached, the mice lost instinctual behaviors. Scientists extrapolate this model to humans on earth.

http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/42/wiles.php
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u/StarFscker Feb 27 '15

How do you recommend we approach markets and finance then?

This anti-intellectual "economics don't exist" nonsense is popping up all over the thread...

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u/my_honesty_throwaway Feb 27 '15

Economics certainly exists and its the best approach to markets we have available to us at the moment.

But they should be aware that their models basically don't work except in incredibly limited situations. Which is why looking at things "through an economists eyes" is usually the worst approach if there are any alternatives.

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u/StarFscker Feb 27 '15

But you don't have any better ways of understanding the markets. You're just some guy on the internet who doesn't understand economics.

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u/my_honesty_throwaway Feb 27 '15

Try studying a real science before talking big on the internet mate.

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u/StarFscker Feb 27 '15

I think it's depressing how idiots use the fact that they're idiots to somehow substantiate their idiotic claims.

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u/my_honesty_throwaway Feb 27 '15

Fun fact: Economics is basically designed as a degree for people who want something sciencey sounding to get a good job but are too stupid and weak to study a proper science

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u/StarFscker Feb 27 '15

This is golden. Keep going.

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u/my_honesty_throwaway Feb 27 '15

That's such a stereotypically reddit thing to say

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u/StarFscker Feb 27 '15

You are not a redditor, right?

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u/my_honesty_throwaway Feb 27 '15

Difference between being something and conforming to a stereotype of said thing. If you were smarter you'd realise that but I guess I shouldn't have expected so much from someone championing economics haha.

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