Why did it take so long for economics to come into existence.

>>2164074
It was, there were economists of various stripes throughout history. They were just by and large idiots, working off false information. Same as any other science.

it wasnt that complicated until mercantilism

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>>2164074
>Why did it take so long for economics to come into existence. I understand that it is alot of human interaction but it seems like something so important would have been brought to the attention of some great thinker at some point before the modern era.
Not really. Many of the ancients already did.

For example: during the Hundred Schools of Thought in Pre-Imperial Chinese history, some of the schools dabbled about economics.

There were even protocommunists in the form of the Agriculturalist school.

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>>2164074
>brought to the attention of some great thinker

We're still waiting though

>>2164123
LMAO DUDE PRAX XDDD

There are like 5 Austrian economists in 2016

>>2165202
>2016

Because we had smaller cities and barter economies.

>>2165202
>>2165261
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