Comment by bell-cot

From both the folks I know, and years of comments here on HN - you have LOTS of company.

In the fictional world of Economics, humans are all homo rationalens, and never make such mistakes.*

Vs. in the real world...

*Yes, I sometimes wonder if there's a brutally predatory subtext here - with Economics quietly endorsing "do unto them as you will" maltreatment of anyone who the 0.01% can maneuver into behaving "irrationally".