surreal.

but, we've known this for a while: humans actually don't act much like the homo economicus model at all, except for economists. this appears to be why classical economics doesn't make any sense. it's been a little unclear if studying economics turns people into sociopaths, or if sociopaths are attracted to studying economics. i would have thought the former was obvious; maybe it's the latter.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/4/26/econ-grads-peer-support-network/