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 Capital Etymology
#AES #Bitcoin §52 
In our hyper-financialized, fiat world, it’s easy to lose sight of what built wealth in the first place. Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, was a good framework contributing to the U.S.’s success over the past 250 years. Adam Smith defined capital as "that part of man's stock which he expects to afford him revenue."