A thought experiment on a deserted island reveals the essential forces behind every economy: scarcity, labor, and the birth of productivity. When ten castaways divide tasks and begin to specialize, the result isn’t just survival, it’s the first glimpse of wealth creation. Through this lens, economic principles once reserved for textbooks come to life, exposing why trade, specialization, and even hockey legend Wayne Gretzky belong in any serious discussion of civilization.

What happens when a society has nothing... but begins to produce everything?

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