Fascinating Economics

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Hi Matt, I read the article at:

www.econlib.org/library/Essays/hykKnw1.html

The fascination of your summary was the only
enjoyable aspect to my crocodile mind which
finds Economics a very boring subject.

“…the metaphysical picture he weaves of knowledge
moving through society is really fascinating, we're
all doing our own thing and creating this vast
network through which we support one
another, incredibly fascinating.”

We are all doing our own thing, happily defrauding
each other in joyous imitation of governments and
large businesses, ethics and morality subject to
expediency and self-service, egotism and self-
interest, the government playing a ubiquitous
role in defrauding its citizens.

I love the reciprocal dishonesty and criminality, as
long as everybody does it to one another, it is fair
play and rational self-interest means doing it in such
a way that the game is prolonged as long as possible.

The victorious group destroys itself and is replaced
by another who destroys itself in a circular movement
ad infinitum – the individual simply chooses how to
play, for emotional or spiritual gain, and the game
itself is the greatest fun.
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