Book 26. I think stereotypes are a good thing, and depending on how they are used, they can be interesting and be as the basis for new discoveries.

 Hello. I'm Ten Watanabe. Thank you. Today's topic is economics. I'd like to talk about the relationship between sales volume and production volume.

Sales volume refers to the amount of goods or products sold. Both goods and products have different meanings, and in the field of economics, they are used differently, so if you're interested, please look up their meanings. I'm sure it'll be interesting.

The quantity sold is interesting to you because the quantity sold is demand. Economics, at least microeconomics, does not have the concept or idea of ​​quantity sold.

However, if we bring in the concept of sales volume, the more you sell, the greater the demand and need, and it is natural to think that you should produce and sell more. In other words, it is common sense to think that when there is a need for sales volume, production volume will increase.

Here, I would like to talk about common sense. Common sense refers to strong fixed ideas, or stereotypes, that are ingrained in us through our everyday lives and can be considered stigmas. These stereotypes are so firmly rooted in our minds that when we try to think in a new way, they get in the way of coming up with that new way of thinking.

Stereotypes are surprisingly useful ways of thinking. When classifying something or making a snap judgment, they can save a lot of time because they allow you to classify it instantly. I have always been skeptical of stereotypes.

As a blogger, I am also an artist, a writer, and a bit of a creator. The thing I fear most when blogging is running out of new ideas. Getting stuck in a rut usually happens when you get stuck in a stereotype and can no longer think of new things.

I know that common sense is extremely inconvenient when it comes to making great discoveries, and that there is value in temporarily setting aside common sense.

Even in this topic of economics, there was macroeconomics, a field of economics founded by Keynes, but in order to address the problems that arose when trying to combine macroeconomics and microeconomics, known as the microfoundations of macroeconomics, the mainstream Keynesian economics of the time was abandoned.

I studied new economics quite a while ago, so my memory is a bit hazy, but it became a science of prediction, such as the New Keynesian model, and it abandoned previous economic policies, namely macroeconomics, which treated the economic adjustment function of built-in stabilizers as the main economic policy.

It can be said that macroeconomics was a case of abandoning the accepted economic thinking and starting afresh with new theories such as the New Keynesian model. However, I do not think that Keynes's macroeconomics was a completely superior theory and was by no means meaningless.

This time we talked about Keynesian economics and common sense, but I think common sense is not something that exists. Just as common sense is common sense, stereotypes do not stop stereotypes. The difference between common sense and stereotypes is related to prejudice.

Common sense is an orthodox way of thinking that takes a middle path, but stereotypes are more rigid ideas than orthodox, and many of them contain prejudice. Just as common sense is the direct path of the royal road, stereotypes include direct views, but also prejudices that deviate from that.

In that sense, our common sense is not a biased way of thinking, but rather it is the mainstream, and so it is difficult to discard it. I think that this mainstream way of thinking should be preserved.

Conservative thinking is necessary, but stereotypical thinking that includes prejudice is also necessary in some cases. This is because prejudice is randomness and nurtures the seeds of new creativity. I believe your generation is a good generation. Just as it was in my generation, your generation should also be one in which new discoveries will renew society for the better.

We may be living in the same era, but we are also living in different eras, because we have different ways of thinking, different senses, and different sensory organs. However, as I've said at length, I would say that stereotypes are a good thing.

While stereotypes are strong ideas that can be discriminatory in themselves, I think it's interesting that, depending on how they're used, they can serve as the basis for new discoveries. I'd like to take some time to think again about the difference between seemingly conservative stereotypes and new discoveries.

If I have the opportunity, I would like to delve deeper into this point in the next rewrite. I will find the answer by then. That's all. Thank you for your growth. This was Watanabe Ten.