How is that made apparent?
Economics (neoliberal edition):
“Humans only value things that can be measured in money.”
Sociology:
“Uh… I don’t. Most people don’t. Parents raising kids, communities helping each other during disasters, activists building mutual aid networks – none of that is monetized, but it’s clearly valuable.”
Economics:
“Rational agents always act in self-interest, maximizing utility through a calculated internal decision-making process.”
Psychology:
“That’s… not even close. People are emotional, irrational, communal. Ever heard of trauma? Or love? Or collective identity? Most behaviour doesn’t follow game-theory dogma.”
Economics:
“Ah, but the market is the ultimate form of truth. If it’s not priced, it doesn’t matter. Let us privatize clean air, forests, and even your health! Innovation!”
Ecology:
“Excuse me? You’re externalizing planetary collapse for profit. See, mass extinction, soil depletion, collapsing fish stocks, #climatechaos.”
Economics:
“But don’t worry, my models predict endless exponential growth! Just look at the #GDP!”
Physics:
drops teacup
“Growth forever? On a finite planet? That’s thermodynamically impossible. Energy in, energy out. You can’t eat quarterly profits.”
History:
“And every time someone builds a system based on endless extraction and inequality – slavery, colonialism, neoliberalism – it ends in crisis, collapse, or revolution.”
Anthropology:
“Plenty of human societies existed without money. Value can be social, symbolic, spiritual. You just forgot 99% of human history.”
Ethics:
“You’re optimizing for profit while ignoring justice. People die because they can’t afford insulin. Billionaires hoard while others starve. This is monstrous.”
Economics (sweating):
“But the stock market is doing great!”
Reality:
leans in, calmly
“Your model is broken. Time to compost it.”
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