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		kybernetikos on March 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Joint statement by the Department of the Treasury,... > People are not rational. Homo economicus is a myth. It's possible to be a rational maximiser of something other than profit.

bumby on March 13, 2023 [–]

Possible, but I don’t think research has ever identified that utility function being optimized.

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