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[-] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Another way I often frame my perspective on this is:

Economics is the social control mechanism that filled the void vacated by religion after the Enlightenment.

Mythology was replaced with finance.
… Churches with banks.
… Clergy with economists.
… God with GDP.

I don’t see either as inherently problematic systems, but their lack of rigorous foundational attachment to reality informs my argument that they should be applied as subservient tools, as opposed to their current role as dominant, dictatorial weapons.

this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2026
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