Michael Broukhim

Go west, young man

Notes &

“Trade is to culture as sex is to biology. Exchange makes cultural change collective and cumulative. It becomes possible to draw upon inventions made throughout society, not just in your neighborhood. The rate of cultural and economic progress depends on the rate at which ideas are having sex.”
Evolution and Creativity: Why Humans Triumphed - WSJ.com

“Trade is to culture as sex is to biology. Exchange makes cultural change collective and cumulative. It becomes possible to draw upon inventions made throughout society, not just in your neighborhood. The rate of cultural and economic progress depends on the rate at which ideas are having sex.”

Evolution and Creativity: Why Humans Triumphed - WSJ.com