Comments on: TWoN Book 3 Chapter 1

By: skzb

skzb — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:10:39 +0000

*hughug* Thank you, hun!

By: Miarr

Miarr — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:16:13 +0000

HAPPY FREAKING BIRTHDAY, STEVE! \O/ I LOVE YOU ~THIS~ MUCH!

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By: Bawrence

Bawrence — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:59:30 +0000

Two birds in the bush are easily twice as valuable as one in hand. Yeesh.

By: Laramie Sasseville

Laramie Sasseville — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:45:17 +0000

“Here, he once again denies that transportation adds value.”

Strange. It seems self-evident that it’s more valuable to have what you need at hand than elsewhere.

By: David Dyer-Bennet

David Dyer-Bennet — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:46:37 +0000

There was some financial industry at the time, and at much earlier times; Smith simply chose to ignore it (or overlooked it?). Bits of it are actively railed against in the Bible, to give an example of how old it is.

Smith, of course, is quite early in the endeavor of putting this stuff on a vaguely sound theoretical basis. I think what pretty much everybody has determined, in the end, is that “location” plays a clear part in the value of things.