Cory Doctorow on Nostr: "If economists wished to study the horse, they wouldn’t go and look at horses. ...

"If economists wished to study the horse, they wouldn’t go and look at horses. They'd sit in their studies and say to themselves, 'What would I do if I were a horse?'" -Ely Devons

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