@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Geography@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year agoWhen Idiot Savants Do Climate Economics: How an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policytheintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down13cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.orgclimate@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.netdoomerspolitics@hexbear.net
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minus-square@alvvayson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoThe number of idiot savants deciding our lives is too damn high. I meet these people in industry and academia. They have masters or even PhD’s, but lack common sense and humility. And then they tinker their models and advise the managers, who have even less knowledge. The result is entirely predictable. Technocracy was supposed to be better.
The number of idiot savants deciding our lives is too damn high.
I meet these people in industry and academia. They have masters or even PhD’s, but lack common sense and humility.
And then they tinker their models and advise the managers, who have even less knowledge.
The result is entirely predictable.
Technocracy was supposed to be better.