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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I mean, most of the liberal and classical economists generally try to predict the behaviors of consumers, which lead to assumptions such as "People will generally be selfish".

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Because they're put in an economic system where if they aren't - they starve.