A classic economics joke: “we wrote down an oversimplified model”
alejandroll10 · x · 2026-07-25
A reposted joke says economists never say “I don’t know”; instead, they say they wrote down an oversimplified model.
The quote is then echoed in a quoted reply that jokes economists should admit uncertainty much more often.
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