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3 timestamped hits 2 source readings 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-04-07, day precision Aliases: frugalities

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Frugality

PBD brings Jiang on to challenge the viral Iran prediction.

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PBD brings Jiang on to challenge the viral Iran prediction.

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Most connected source readings: The Empire Has No Easy Off-Ramp; The Iron Cage Of Protestant Anxiety.

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Lecture claim dated 2025-03-27.

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John Wesley summarizes Protestant economic ethics as gaining all one can, saving all one can, and thereby growing rich as a calling.

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The Iron Cage Of Protestant Anxiety

2025-03-27, day precision · Civilization #42: The Protestant Reformation and the Birth of Capitalism

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"We must exhort all Christians to gain all they can and to save all they can. That is, in effect, to grow rich, all..."

The Empire Has No Easy Off-Ramp

2026-04-07, day precision · Jiang Xueqin Finally Breaks His Silence With PBD | PBD #772

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"...bit of a hit. But you've always learned the discipline, the frugality part of folks from China. Let me ask another question in regards..."

The Iron Cage Of Protestant Anxiety

2025-03-27, day precision · Civilization #42: The Protestant Reformation and the Birth of Capitalism

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"...money. Okay? And you can now monetize your hard work and frugality. You can now channel your hard work and frugality into bank notes...."

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