I knew you would come up with 'Robinson Crusoe' example as a way to defend your shaky argument. Reason I keep bringing Somalia up is because this is not isolated environment but actual place on Earth. If you want to deal in pure logic, Society could exist with just one person, because you can perfectly cooperate with yourself. Now throw couple more people into this equation and you will need most of the belonging to Society (cooperating) in order for any Wealth creation to be possible.

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Plant the seeds in rows hoed out with a fallen branch and start farming. Tame animals, divert water for irrigation, build shelters.. and yes, create all sorts of wealth entirely in a vacuum. In fact at one point wealth had to be created in a vacuum, from nothing, or else we would never have achieved any sort of wealth.


This will simply not happen if society is not present. Other people will have different ideas, namely raping your wife, killing you and your children and stealing your food. This is what Somalia looks like, and no, you cannot create any appreciable wealth there.

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