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From: S. maltophilia	3/7/2023 6:36:42 PM
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Watching Paint Dry The unexpectedly interesting story of car coatings and what they tell us about the modern world Feb 3 What follows is, on the surface at least, a story about paint, which will sound terrifically boring but, without wishing to give the game away, this isn’t really just* about paint.* In fact, it’s about everything. Look at the world from the vantage point of car paint and you begin to see various strands of the 20th century storyline unfurling: the early days of mass production and the modern factory, the ascent of mass consumption, the rise and fall of economic growth, all the way through to today’s “productivity puzzle” economists are trying to get their heads around. Honestly: car paint is such a fascinating topic that I’m surprised so little has been written.... https://edconway.substack.com/p/watching-paint-dry

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