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Is it weird that when I see a cool t shirt or pick up a toothbrush or see a new car I don't think about the product itself? I think about the thousands of people and dollars to make it.I think about how the retailer that took the risk to buy and resell it. Then I work backwards to the store costs, the distributer who got it there, the shipping company that brought it over from China, the factory workers that made it, the people that sourced the materials and the people that harvested the raw materials, and on and on...The global economy is amazing. Your $20 t-shirt is a freaking miracle.
Is it weird that when I see a cool t shirt or pick up a toothbrush or see a new car I don't think about the product itself? I think about the thousands of people and dollars to make it.I think about how the retailer that took the risk to buy and resell it. Then I work backwards to the store costs, the distributer who got it there, the shipping company that brought it over from China, the factory workers that made it, the people that sourced the materials and the people that harvested the raw materials, and on and on...The global economy is amazing. Your $20 t-shirt is a freaking miracle.
Approximate author period: c. 2013 AD · contemporary
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- Richie Norton
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- Approximate author period: c. 2013 AD · contemporary
Approximate historical context for attribution to Richie Norton, based on documented writing activity in 2013. First-person post dated 7 December 2013 says The Power of Starting Something Stupid was completed and launched in 2013. Source: The Big Fat Fresh Start — original author post, https://richienorton.com/2013/12/the-big-fat-fresh-start/ (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://richienorton.com/2013/12/the-big-fat-fresh-start/ (accessed 2026-10-09).
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