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"Bargains put an end to the once universal requirement that every person, or at least every family be economically self-sufficient. Bargaining made it possible for us to concentrate on producing fewer and fewer goods. With division of labor, the individual not only pursues a single type of work, but also performs a single task. The jack-of-all-trades could not survive in such a system."
— Oct 11, 2026 12:04AM
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"The best were also the great writers too, and reading their original writings can be as rewarding as reading literature. As well as being thought-provoking, it can be as uplifting as great art, as elegant as a mathematical proof, and as witty as an after-dinner speaker. (...) If wonder and curiosity are human attributes, so too are the thrill of exploration and the joy of discovery."
— Sep 27, 2026 02:11AM