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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
Still a straw man when compared to modern society. Like, a huge one, at that. You're pretty spot on in your scenario, but its comparison to modern economies is unfounded
I've found that analyzing complex problems is easier if it is reduced to its most basic form and building up from there. Understanding is more easily lost if we attempt to start at complex.
We can continue to add people to the island, but the ideas apply to modern society as well as they do here on a two man island. See my above example regarding a legless man and two normal men arriving on the island.
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