About this episode

The episode discusses the trade-offs of modern consumer convenience versus the benefits of engaging in local commerce.

We live in an age of incredible ease and efficiency: order products on Amazon and they appear on your doorstep that afternoon. While this may seem like a no-brainer gain for the American consumer, are there trade-offs that we are ignoring? Might there be some benefit to actually engaging with your fellow humans on face-to-fave commerce?Join in as the Gwartney team makes the case for getting out there and crop-dusting your own local communities!

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