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Seconding! It isn’t the easiest read, but there are some good lessons/concepts


Do you think its still relevant today (I also have not read it, but its on my list) ?


I definitely do. In general I’d say that many things that are old are worth reading specifically because they contain ideas that are generalizable without becoming generic and losing utility. Almost like a fable, by being able to see through the things that DONT apply to me, I can focus on the significant elements that DO, and take the lessons away


It's not the kind of book that would become irrelevant within our current economic system. It uses examples from the 19th through end of 20th centuries to illustrate its points, but they're just examples.




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