# The Fundamental Rules of Economics **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 11, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fundamental-rules-of-economics/971357 "2022-09-11T01:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 140
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fundamental-rules-of-economics/971357/140 "2022-09-18T18:47:01Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > The first thing to notice is that it looks more like an ecosystem web than a human-planned thing. Also notice how many lines connect between derivatives. No, it doesn’t. It’s a circle of things with straight lines connecting them. It’s logical and orderly. It’s exactly what I would expect a human planner to make. Look again at that supply chain graph, and see if you can spot the differences. The supply chain graph looks like a spontaneous network, like the world wide web or a brain network or an ecosystem. They are vastly different things. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fundamental-rules-of-economics/971357)._