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At always liked economists believe the economy has much to do with the so-called pure sciences, or accuracy. At bottom, it is reassuring that the events can be predicted as that at sea level water boils at 100 º C. It is also very sensible to think that the trends in the past can help us predict the future or, more precisely, in order to influence that future.

However, from time to time is upon us an event as huge as the current international financial crisis, and then we are like those children who are happy with chupa-chup her in the mouth just to realize that in the suit are not any candy. As much as we insist on saying that some economists saw it coming, the truth is that almost no one matched or how and, above all, how much.


tend to think that the real problem of economics is trying to explain human behavior within the narrow confines of economic relations, ignoring our belief systems, our natural inclinations and our own physiology. We strive to imagine a linear behavior, not realizing that while we extol the importance of human capital and creativity. Precisely because we are so creative is that no two identical crisis, and so we see them come so hard (well, that and the very nature of the market system).

A clear example of what I mention is the invention of homo economicus , the subject that always works in terms of economic rationality, which assesses cost and revenue, and potential, and then decide accordingly. Where is that person? Our animal side, our limbic system, makes us less intelligent decisions from the economic point of view constantly and yet we meet and to make us proud. The very finding of this impulsive behavior, which is more standard that exception, we should have taken to eliminate this reference in textbooks. Instead, keep it and advised a feather flies, but does not conform to reality, it serves to explain much of consumer behavior.

In recent times, (more or less since we became independent of solar energy) we started thinking about our species as the only able to increase their levels of welfare indefinitely, bypassing the limited ecological capacity environmental load. Sometimes mentioned, but always in passing, and we silence our conscience (if they have it) with that of sustainable development, plus a white mark than reality. When even we are aware, we called Malthusian to the others and never blurted out that Malthus was right, when the reality and history teach us that he kept, until the energy emancipation expand our capacity to exploit natural resources to the past (which is where they come from fossil fuels) -. Possibly, Malthus did not know, but the limitation to produce food indefinitely had put in crisis to many civilizations throughout history, may even cause the collapse of more than one.

Those who are unaware we have begun to forge a new myth replace homo economicus, a false idol worthy of credibility. Now it worship the tecnologicus homo sapiens: the man who expands its capabilities beyond its senses by technology. Technology allows us to modify environment variables at will and opens a vast field of human creativity. There is, to deny intrinsic appeal in this new character. We avoid thinking of the future because the future can be repaired and transformed into something enjoyable thanks to the technology itself. Technological advance is called to be the solution to our energy problems, you can also end the suffering of human materials, and allow us to superhuman feats around the corner. The technology, in short, is the great redeemer of all sins: past, present and future.

As in the journals of 1900 envision a better future, always better, in which men and women work less and live more comfortable and happy. Our new world of technology is the solution to all our problems. Never mind that the magnitude of some of these problems is now so huge that we can hardly do something to change-even if the 2nd law of thermodynamics asserts entropic drift of any system. Words, wit and engineers will always be able to save anything with an invention or two ...

We are leaving the future in the hands of a very beautiful dream, but extremely tenuous and improbable. And while the starting time is passed and calendar pages of our species. Sleep keeps us from reacting, because it is too strong and too beautiful. Even when we doomsayers, we at the bottom of our hearts the hope of being saved. See if the movie Wall • e . An apocalyptic tale in which the technology is part of the problem but also the key through which salvation comes.