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Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million? (Ep. 493 Update)

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What Is Specialization?

Specialization makes us rich because we can get really good at something./nAdam Smith's famous example was about pin making, and if workers can specialize on different aspects of the job, they can make more pins in a day.

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