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Where Fantasy Free Begins

Mainstream economists are studying the behavior of a species that doesn’t exist. How is that?

I understand that most behavior, including what applies to economics is instinctive. Part of human instinctive behavior is to exalt the species and exalt one’s self also.

Mainstream economists opt in favor of the typical definition of human beings as having intrinsic value and being just a step away from being divine. Ideas that could diminish the exalted version of humanity are off limits. Individual persons are assumed to be angelical in nature until they are convicted of a crime or something,

Certain individuals get to wear halos.

Being fantasy free I observe how mankind functions in nature. Just by observing collective behavior, I don’t see anything that would indicate that mankind is anything other than another animal trying to survive and procreate in a universe that is governed by a system of dominance and subservience. Every human behavior I observe has a parallel in the behaviors of lower animals. So I am studying how an animal survives based simply on what I see.

This doesn’t mean there is nothing special or spiritual about human beings. Observation shows that there is no evidence, based on behavior, that would indicate that mankind is anything but an animal. For purpose of analysis, I study what I see and don’t arbitrarily assign lofty attributes to the species that can’t be observed or verified. I am sorry that human beings behave like animals when it comes to economics. That is the way it is, so it doesn’t help to pretend it is otherwise.

Mainstream economists focus on what they would like for human beings to be like rather than focusing on the behavior they really exhibit.

Guess what? Mainstream economists are almost never right about anything. I am almost never wrong. It has to be that way because the others are actually studying an entity that doesn’t even exist outside of their imaginations.

I will write more about the foundation of Fantasy Free Economics but I am keeping this short. Why? I understand human nature and folks just don’t read long blog articles.

Cases of Mistaken Identity

In the Fusco brothers comic, there is a dog named Axel. The dog claims to actually be a wolverine. Of course he is a dog but dogs get no respect. So, Axel congers up the notion that he is a wolverine.

Human beings imagine that they are something other than what they are and function based on a false identity. Human beings identify themselves as an anointed species with divine connections. They see themselves as creatures of peace each with intrinsic value deserving of respect and praise. This is fine for maintaining peace of mind in a violent, unpredictable universe.

When it comes to doing research, making predictions and formulating policy, going with the anointed identity generates perpetual string of wrong answers.

In the world outside of family and close friendships, human behavior parallels that of any other species. In Fantasy Free Economics, human beings are not anointed, engage in constant herd behavior and instinctive behavior. There are no special people. World leaders are not worshiped and no special people wear halos. A medical doctor or president gets no more respect than a ditch digger. I am studying behavior plain and simple. Self interest is the basic incentive that drives animals through life. All other incentives, are sub incentives of self interest.

Fantasy free means cleansing the mind of fantasy and euphemisms before making any observations. Good research is not possible when the mind is filled with must be ideas and definitions. Mainstream economists adopt the anointed species approach and treat various people as special. There is no way to come up with anything with any utility to society using this approach. This is why economists as a whole have such a miserable record when dealing with problems. They are studying an animal that only exists in the imagination.

In all honesty, I cannot say that human beings have no spiritual aspect. I will say that it does not seem to be present in day to day interactions among strangers in the secular world. For good research it is best to treat mankind as an animal and get the right answers.

 

Global Warning Danger!

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globalwarmingThe greatest possible harm from global warning will come from turning the issue over to government to solve. It would be safer for everyone, to go ahead and let the planet be destroyed. Proponents of global warning prevention initiatives misunderstand how government works. It is assumed, that once government starts tackling the problem, everything will be fine from then on. However, once government takes control of the issue, society is in more danger than if nothing was done. That is because self interest doesn’t disappear when people join the government workforce.  Global warming will become another problem to exploit for profit. Government workers will be better of as the problem grows. Politically powerful  business people will lobby relentlessly for laws that benefit them. More people will die much quicker with government action on global warming.

Remember, that people don’t look to government for help out of intellect. Instinct causes people to assume government has all kinds of abilities it doesn’t have. To an American citizen looking to government for help is like a child petitioning a parent. Unfortunately government doesn’t function like a parent. This is all instinctive behavior which completely bypasses reasoning.