Im not sure its just a matter of rationality (which it is), but also of complexity, ie predicting or estimating utility for policy A vs B can be impossible to model because of chaotic effects etc.
Just because most of the mistakes we see when people argue politics are rather obvious (from a rationalistic pov) doesnt mean they are the only ones. Otherwise social science and economics would be sciences, with capital S.
Im not sure its just a matter of rationality (which it is), but also of complexity, ie predicting or estimating utility for policy A vs B can be impossible to model because of chaotic effects etc.
Just because most of the mistakes we see when people argue politics are rather obvious (from a rationalistic pov) doesnt mean they are the only ones. Otherwise social science and economics would be sciences, with capital S.