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Uhhhhh, there would most definitely be a fight. I don’t think Smith would be to friendly with Marx seeing as how Smith’s writings created the literal foundation of classical liberalism and capitalism. Rational self interest, competition leads to progress, free hand of the market, all of those are concepts that Marx explicitly denies and are directly in opposition to dialectical materialism.
Smith might be interested in hearing Marx out, but he would have disagreed with the vast majority of Marx’s points and economic theories.
Both would bond over their shared hatred for landlords.
Maybe, maybe not. I'm sure there were things they'd disagree with each other about. However, Marx had the benefit of living in an age with hindsight. Adam Smith didn't live to see the full effects and economic crises that came from the Industrial Revolution or even encounter Hegelian thought.