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free lunch (no such thing as) / TANSTAAFL

  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

20 Nov 2023 • 6 min read
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free lunch (no such thing as) / TANSTAAFL
“A Free Lunch,” Currier & Ives, 1872

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