Sandwichman wrote:
> Didn't Wittgenstein say, "If you have nothing to say, STFU!"
He may well have meant that but, regrettably, he didn't word it quite
so forcefully:
What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence.
More regrettably,
> "These are economists who claim that economics has nothing to say
> about national income accounting yet somehow they still expect to
> get paid for their expertise..."
are quite able to speak voluminously about that which, absent better
ideas or insights, they arguably *should have* passed over in silence.
Given that they did and do speak, they should append Ludwig's
disclaimer:
My propositions serve as elucidations in the following way: anyone
who understands me eventually recognizes them as nonsensical, when
he has used them -- as steps -- to climb up beyond them. (He must,
so to speak, throw away the ladder after he has climbed up it.)
But no, their propositions are put in text books and drilled into
politicians and managers.
"There's no use trying," [Alice] said; "one can't believe
impossible things." "I daresay you haven't had much practice,"
said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half
an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six
impossible things before breakfast."
The Red Queen as economist.
- Mike
--
Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~.
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