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Will Wilkinson: Making Stuff Up

Tim Worstall · 3 years ago

Check Wikipedia for "Tannu", one of the islands in Vanuatu. They worship Prince Phillip as a living God.

Clearly this is the secret to happiness.
Student · 3 years ago

You know, there is a difference between estimation and making stuff up. Just like there is a difference between a guess and an educated guess.

Sometimes you can really tell that you aren't an economist.