Economy Mechanics Debate

Comments debate and criticize simplistic or flawed understandings of how economies work, questioning economic models, their priorities, and whether certain ideas align with real economic principles.

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Sample Comments

lbrito Nov 21, 2025 View on HN

That's not how economy works

coder543 Nov 22, 2018 View on HN

Economies aren't that simple.

taco_emoji Dec 18, 2024 View on HN

how is that bad for the economy?

VMG Apr 26, 2018 View on HN

that's now how an economy works

goatlover Jun 17, 2025 View on HN

Sounds like a flaw in the dominant economic model.

tfe Sep 22, 2012 View on HN

Isn't that how our economy works?

tbrownaw Dec 8, 2025 View on HN

The economy is an abstraction over humans interacting with eachother.

waboremo Dec 2, 2022 View on HN

Why does the economy take precedent over life itself?

throwaway290 Oct 6, 2022 View on HN

That's a weird definition of economy you have, but you do you.

SamReidHughes May 9, 2018 View on HN

You're treating the economy like a perpetual motion machine.