We teach many counter-intuitive things precisely because the value of deflation prevents errors as much as empowers better comparisons.
We need parables (fairy tales), novels, and histories.
Math, reading, grammar, and now economics – every form of measurement.
If via positiva worked, then we would have won already.
Lies are cheaper than truths. But Fictions cheaper than descriptions. That is why they win.
Meaning tells you nothing other than confirmation of your existing understanding. Truth is created by falsifying alternatives that compete with it.
Everything else is just the coincidence of wants between the preacher and the choir.
There are many churches.
There is one science.
And that science is possible because of one law: