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Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell:

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Dry empirical questions are seldom as exciting as political crusades or ringing moral pronouncements. But empirical questions are questions that must be asked, if we are truly interested in the well-being of others, rather than in excitement or a sense of moral superiority for ourselves. Perhaps the most important distinction is between what sounds good and what works. The former may be sufficient for purposes of politics or moral preening, but not for the economic advancement of people in general or the poor in particular.

The entire book is like Red Pill economics and I wish I had read it in my teens. It made me realize that money and business aren't about the way I want things to be; they are about what works and what values others see.