Jon Smart @jon.bvssh.com · May 12

Value Centres are nested and networked. No single person knows how to make a pencil end-to-end, millions of people are involved, and there is no central planning. 14 billion pencils are made each year, ~450 a second, cost 3 cents, 10+ countries provide materials, millions of people contribute,

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Jon Smart · May 12

there are centuries of progress (the first pencil was ~1564 in Borrowdale, Lake District, England). * Trees come from Oregon and California, from forestry companies. * Timber is sold to sawmill companies that produce thin pencil slats to precise tolerances.