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Andrew Smith's avatar

Mike, this is a very good distillation of wisdom. I completely agree with this mindset and try to practice it daily. Who cares if I put more knowledge out there than I get back? I still get a ridiculous amount back.

I think this speaks to a "scarcity mindset." This pervades economics and knowledge.

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Michael Woudenberg's avatar

The lump of labor fallacy is probably the closest example I think.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Yep, perfect "scarcity" fallacy!

Ben Franklin understood the principles of reciprocity and knowledge growth well.

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