tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post1346926481530499558..comments2024-03-18T19:09:18.510-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Alan Kirman — Orthodox Economics Is Empirically Invalid and Theoretically Flawed. Bring on Complexity Economics.mike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-42905678091350864442016-08-30T11:52:58.924-04:002016-08-30T11:52:58.924-04:00Biologists tell us that of all the life that has e...Biologists tell us that of all the life that has existed on this planet 99% of it became extinct at some stage. The belief is also slowly growing amongst biologists that much of the cause of the extinction came from deadly viruses pursuing their own life persistence by attempting to create niche environments for themselves. An example of this is the decimation of native Americans from European imported viruses. Contrast that with the belief among development psychologists that the dominance of the human race on this planet is a consequence not only of our virus-like aggressiveness and inquisitiveness but also our ultra-sociality which has lead to high levels of co-operation. In terms of the development of economic ideology it would seem logical to argue that insufficient emphasis has been placed on the need to structure for increased ultra-sociality which drives efforts to defeat deadly viruses of which economic Neo-Liberalism can now be judged to be in that category.Schofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135158699917324267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-70171775253671657132016-08-30T02:55:52.286-04:002016-08-30T02:55:52.286-04:00We're a little bit selfish, sometimes we'r...We're a little bit selfish, sometimes we're very selfish, but were are also very collective. Our intelligence helps, but on our own we tend to be very weedy creatures, but collectively we're invincible.<br /><br />It's always makes me laugh about 'rugged individuals' who love more than anyone else to be noticed and admired by other people. "I'm a rugged individual, look at how successful I am, look at my car, my achievements, my house, my family.' ' If you don't notice me, I will try harder.'Kaiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195639305785321786noreply@blogger.com