> Like the joke about the economists not picking up the $20 bill on the ground?

For those like me that don't know the joke:

Two economists are walking down the street. One of them says “Look, there’s a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk!” The other economist says “No there’s not. If there was, someone would have picked it up already.”

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shermantanktop 3 days ago | parent [-]

Presumably the non-economist following them picked up the twenty, unencumbered by theory.

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uncircle 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I've never seen a $20 bill on the ground in my entire life, so I guess the economists are actually right.

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sgerenser 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I recently saw a $20 bill left in the bill dispenser of a gas station ATM. I didn’t take it because I assumed there was a chance that whoever left it would realize within a minute or two and run back for it. But most likely the next person to see it grabbed it.

	▲	uncircle 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Either you are a good, innocent soul or you’re an economist. Mind you, they are mutually exclusive.

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Symbiote 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I found 500 DKK on the ground outside once, which is about $77.

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