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The Origin and Future of Economics – Time, Attention and the Attention Economy

The word economics is related to management. But management of what? Is it only concerning the management of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services? Or is there more to the word economics? Etymology Here are some etymological origins of the word economy: from Greek oikonomikos, oikonomia “household management” from oikos “house, abode, dwelling” + nomos “manage, custom, law, […]

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Family, Ownership and Slavery

Family, etymologically, means servant, slave. In order to make slaves feel “at home”, “welcome”, “loved” and “cared” for, the slave-master changes their treatment. They also used the mind control device of spells, cast through symbolic language magic. The slave is told they are part of the household now, included into the protection, which only means they are protected as property […]

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