You completely missed the point. Article is not about trade nor free markets. Article is about the metaphorical elephant realizing it could break its chains. I

You completely missed the point. Article is not about trade nor free markets. Article is about the metaphorical elephant realizing it could break its chains. It is about a change of mindset about individual destiny and how this change of mindset was the birth of capitalism. And just to be clear, economics <> capitalism <> free markets <> trade