Monday, September 1, 2025

Pencil

Who cares about a pencil? 

Back in 1958, every child in America needed a pencil for school work. It was common and under-appreciated. An economist that year used this totally overlooked item to wake Americans up to the wonder of their economic system.

He wanted them to think about their pencil's genealogy - how did this common, cheap thing actually come into existence?

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