Within about 10 minutes of posting, someone chimes in with a good answer, and Insoo awards him with some "Knowledge Power" points -- knowledge-based economy in action among 14-year-olds.

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But beyond the debating points lurks a different question, to which there is no good answer, or at least no comforting one.

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