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The foundation of human skill is based upon the insatiable and limitless wants and desires of people. If a person wants something (everyone experiences the phenomenon of desire), thay must work towards that achievement. This involves what economists refer to as "absolute advantage", or the ability of human capital and labor to produce goods and services at a cost. From absolute advantage, we derive "comparative advantage". Comparative advice describes the ability to produce goods and services at a cost less than that of another producer. For example, General Electric could have produced computers, but Apple was able to produce them at less cost. GE has absolute advantage, but Apple has compartative advantage. Producing computers is Apple's skill. The desire to "be better off" drives human skill, which can be can be highly specialized and ultimately successful.

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