[diognesofsinope]

> The other irony is that likely she does it for exactly the same reasons as why science media is often bad: economics.

Can we all stop blaming 'economics'. Economics says people are largely self-interested, selfish and maximize their own utility (happiness-whatever).

It's not 'economics', it's people. Labor unions are also maximizing their revenue.

[tomrod]

Yes, the processes of incentives driving outcomes is economics.

[einpoklum]

> Economics says

You mean, "many Economists with a simplistic, reductionist view of human societies' behavior say".

[feet]

You're assuming that the entire field of economics isn't bullshit