Thomas Sowell collapses all of economics into a single clause: scarce resources with alternative uses. That definition quietly implies opportunity cost, trade-offs, and prioritization — without ever mentioning money. Most people think economics is about finance or GDP; this reframe shows it's a logic of choice that applies to time, attention, and code the same way it applies to capital.
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