"Assume a can opener" is a catchphrase used to mock economists and other theorists who base their conclusions on unjustified or oversimplified assumptions. The phrase derives from a desert island joke which dates to at least 1970 and possibly originated with British economists.
"Assume a can opener" is a catchphrase used to mock economists and other theorists who base their conclusions on unjustified or oversimplified assumptions. The phrase derives from a desert island joke which dates to at least 1970 and possibly originated with British economists.
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