[ecronant]

True, but at the same time humans seem to have a self delusion/bias of efficiency.

If we were really Homo economicus there wouldn't be so many bullshit jobs right now.

Homo economicus would be excited about the 2024 computer chess championships. The idea of grand masters would be a relic of the past.

Homo economicus in 2050 would be a single CEO with everything else done by AI. A real human though will hire another human for some bullshit job just to tell the owner how great they are. Over time, that human with the bullshit job will gain status in society and hire/convince the owner they need to hire human number 3 to tell human number 2 how great they are. Hell, a real human will waste money on an office and hire other humans for bullshit jobs just so their parking spot feels like something special in the morning.

Magnus Carlsen couldn't be doing better even though Homo economicus would no longer be impressed at all with a rating of 2882.

Homo economicus would think that rating sucks but humans have nothing to do with Homo economicus.