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phaemon · 2019-11-14 · Original thread
My apologies then; I thought you sounded like one of these gold standard fanatics that are all over.

I couldn't find the essay on the web, but it's in the book https://www.amazon.com/Praise-Idleness-Other-Essays/dp/00430... which is well worth reading.

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