Economics as the Solution to Cognitive Dissonance

September 30, 2007

Scott Adams just wrote an interesting piece > about how he thinks economists have a unique way of seeing the world. First, he loosely defines an economist as someone who seeks explanations for why things happen. I like that, and it fits with my favorite economist’s view as well (Malcolm Gladwell).He then goes on to explain why economists are especially immune to cognitive dissonance:

I like the way Scott thinks.:

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