> It follows, therefore, that economists are stupid and couldn't possibly think of everything they did.

There are times when perspectives from the outside should be considered and be given the dignity of a credible response. Even though that appears to be happening more often now that a microscopic virus has thrust a grand social experiment upon us, it has been all too rare in the past. It is also worth noting that software engineers are far from the only ones going unheard when speaking up. Many outside the discipline have done so when the reality of economics didn't reflect their reality.

If this is an oblique reference to a covid19 lab leak, you must know that the possibility of a leak was pushed forth by virologists, not software engineers or trumpsters. Just like in this thread, software engineers can only add negative value to fields outside their area of expertise if they show up to instruct instead of showing up to learn.

For the record, no. My position on lab leak speculation is it is highly politicized and counter productive. The reference to a grand social experiment was purely in the context of our response to the pandemic, rather than speculation about the origins of the virus.