I suppose there are no economies of scale. (Image text) In an economic context, “household” is a poor term. It should be replaced with the concept of “catallactics,” which refers to exchange and adaptation. One of the many problems with economics (oikos-nomia) is that…
In the ancient Roman army, the Praetorian Guard—the emperor’s personal bodyguards—enjoyed privileged status. For example, their term of service was 16 years, followed by a pension of 20,000 sesterces, whereas a legionary’s term of service was 20 years and…
The economy of the past is often associated with rural life. City dwellers may wonder how much time and effort it would take to make their own vegetable stock from fresh produce. (Image text) Economics and price formation involve many different…
A soccer team doesn't make its money on the field, but from the stands. If your team's fan base is very small, it's a good idea to sell players to teams with a huge fan base—preferably a global one. Not everyone seems to have grasped this point…
In the heat of the class struggle. (Image caption) The class struggle has flared up! The bourgeois butchers’ cosmetic reforms didn’t help! The 200% Sunday bonus—which the left also supported all along—didn’t help! The constant raising of pensions—which the left also supported all along—didn’t help! It didn’t help…
Italian actor Totò is quoted as saying, "With money, you can meet the people you want to meet. Without money, you meet the people who love you." This statement is not entirely wrong. In the everyday life of ordinary people, lasting and...
image text: Someone has tidied up the hay. Now it looks good. Leftists are practically forced to believe that everyday life is bad. The whole movement would no longer have a raison d'être (reason for existence) if everyday life...
When it comes to wines and wine hobby, it's always about price first. If you put a thick enough bag of notes on the table, you can get any wine you want. It's always about value for money and the fact that a good wine connoisseur buys...
The idea of a "deep fear of death" is a typical exaggeration and a typical extreme view. Of course, there is no empirical research to support this claim, and it is a bad mistake to try to force one's own world view to fit such a claim. It...
Urban Stoicism is neither an ideology nor a religion. It is not a system in which self-invented concepts are forced, piece by piece, with pretense, to conform to reality (and if not, then to the bed of Procrustes...