Socio Economic Democracy and Political Culture Voices You're BROKE because you can't spell A.U.S.T.E.R.I.T.Y 12.02.2026 What is the economy, really?! Economics, despite often being presented as a neutral or natural science, is deeply social. It is shaped not only by numbers and models, but by emotions, expectations, and beliefs. Confidence, fear, optimism, and uncertainty all influence how economies behave. Economics, despite often being presented as a neutral or natural science, is deeply social. It is shaped not only by numbers and models, but by emotions, expectations, and beliefs. Confidence, fear, optimism, and uncertainty all influence how economies behave. Argues Tsidzo Hove More