There was a point in history when philosophers came up with the genius idea that they could teach plebs some philosophy if they could somehow find a way to break down their complex ideas using simplistic metaphors. They must’ve figured out that if the farmer had to understand the world, they needed to be taught in a manner they’d understand it. Suddenly, philosophers were talking about sheep, cattle, birds, sand, ocean and whatnot. And that’s perhaps how the ‘You have two cows‘ thing started. It explained political-economics like no other theory, and the best part? It was simple.
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