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[Star Trek] What's the reaction of your average Ferengi when told about Humanity's capitalistic past?

To put it another way, is it well-known among the Ferengi? And among those who do know of it, how do they feel about the fact that Humanity-at-large abandoned the pursuit of profit?
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Many Ferengi who deal with humans are aware that the species was once similar to them in terms of economics. But it doesn't really affect their day-to-day. Just like it's common knowledge that Vulcans used to be even more violent and deadly than Klingons in the distant past. How does that help anyone right now? Sure, there are isolated incidents where having that knowledge MIGHT help, but it has no real effect on anyone in the modern day. 

A Ferengi who doesn't pursue profit isn't a Ferengi at all. But to them, that's all that matters. A Pakled could be the richest sapient being in the galaxy, and the Ferengi wouldn't care much. They're a Pakled, after all, not one of them. Other species have cultures and values that the Ferengi might not understand, but they usually respect them. (and most of the time keep their mouth shut instead of loudly judging them. It might drive customers away if they did so) 

Humans, in the Ferengi's eyes, were stupid to abandon their pursuit of economic gain. But then again, their society is still around, and still trades with the Ferengi along with all the other Federation members. So it balances out. Plus, sometimes humans being devoid of business sense makes it very easy to exploit them. (mostly price gouging, since a human wouldn't have much concept of it) 

On the other hand, we know from Quark that some Ferengi are glad that humans abandoned their capitalistic ways. Good members of Ferengi society live by VERY strict rules and laws. They do just about anything in the pursuit of wealth, but the "just about anything" is extremely important to them. Humans had no rules. Mass warfare in the name of profit, slaughter, slavery, suffering. Ferengi might exploit their friends, but they'd never sell them into slavery or bomb their homes in order to take their stuff. Humans developed warp drive after 600 million people died in Earth's most horrible war. The Ferengi bought it.