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harimau777yesterday at 7:52 PM1 replyview on HN

I'm not sure I understand your point. Someone who attempted to support themselves by hand knitting sweaters almost certainly WOULD be impoverished. So doesn't that support what you are calling "doomers"?


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fsckboyyesterday at 9:59 PM

I said "but people don't do that because there are better alternatives".

I also said "with monograms" for example, i.e. there are irl handmade sweaters made today because people don't necessarily want a factory product.

I pointed it out because it illustrates a hint of the principles of "comparative advantage" which concepts are useful for analyzing more than international trade, analysis the majority of people aren't familiar with.

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