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Posted by /u/Wise-Text8270

Why does Adam Smith say 'neat' instead of 'net' income?

In book 2 he talks about gross and 'neat' income. It is just net income as we use the term today, but why did he spell it differently? Why did we change? Did they pronounce it 'nEAt' back in the day?

Posted by /u/Umpuuu

Medieval peasants famously ate "bread and cheese". What kind of cheese was it? Would whatever cheeses they normally ate, be recognizable as any of the modern varieties?

Posted by /u/Bongolio-the-seal

At what point did the Confederacy's leadership in the US Civil War realise the war could not be won? What was the attitude among the CSA's government as this became apparent?

I assume that it was not solely a few days before Appomatox that the CSA's government realised that the war was a lost cause. So at what point did everyone realise the jig was up? Were there any people who thought the war could be won even at the very end? Like, I assume we have…

Posted by /u/wastevens

What's the origin of American Resturants serving "Take home leftovers" amounts of food?

I saw a post elsewhere about how, contrary to much of the world, the expectation at most non-fine dining restaurants is you will be served between a meal-and-a-half to two meals worth of food per order. When/how did this develop as an American cultural norm, distinct from the wo…

Posted by /u/BjorkingIt

How did people perceive or respond to Postpartum Depression in pre-modern times?

Posted by /u/Ok-Archer-5796

I keep reading that it would be preposterous to suggest that the Greeks would feel some guilt over the sack of Troy, but why did greek tragedians, like Euripides, depict the victims of the war so sympathetically?

I keep reading on X that it would be preposterous to suggest that Odysseus would feel guilt over Troy. While it's true that the character doesn't show guilt in the Odyssey, the implication is that there's no way ANY Greek of the time would be uncomfortable with it. However, anci…