ECON 103 Lecture Notes - Milkshake, Optimism
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Why maximization is so important: economic fundamental principle, economists" lenses in interpreting the world, economists" religion and faith. What is maximization: all individuals are motivated by greed. This assumption is due to people are often unable to 100% understand others" motivation and economist just assume that everyone is motivated by greed. Can it be other motivation beside greed: no other motivation is allowed beside greed. There is only one motivation in this world, and that is greed, you cannot say culture, stupidity, nor irrational, nothing! Regardless of insane people, criminal people, nor terrorist, they all are in greed in a way where is subjective be it in psychologically or materialistically. How about altruism: altruism is ruled out in economic perspective, everything that seems altruism is intent to have other type of benefit in the moment or for the future in economics" thinking.