Status Updates From The Wealth of Nations

haven’t read political theory since undergrad. had to stop after 50 pages because my eyes glazed over. so far just basic economics stuff, curious to see where it goes since I’ve heard Wealth of Nations strays pretty far from what capitalism has become.

"Among savage and barbarous nations, a hundredth or little more than a hundredth part of the labour of the whole year will be sufficient to provide them with such clothing and lodging as satisfy the greater part of the people. All the other ninety-nine parts are frequently no more than enough to provide them with food" (71).