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Re:Unsolved problems in economics by q-big on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @09:52AM (#31410644)
> This type of thinking is exactly what led to mass starvation in the Soviet economy.

In this case, the problem was indeed that Soviet "scientists" - as bsedlm postulates - "were making up theories to 'scientifically' (but actually, just academically) justify whatever the ruling powers want to do" - in this case lysenkoism:

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysenkoism

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