2 July

You hear people talk about 'the economy' all the time. Which is kind of weird, because the economy doesn't exist. It's a myth. They do it I think because it allows people to bypass the messy work of doing actual politics. No need to consult with people and do the hard work of figuring out what's best for everybody if you can just focus on some numbers and say you're working with 'the economy'. It happens in organisations too, when managers think 'the company' is the figures and graphs they look at.