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> Take away the blue sky returns, and you take the motive that is most beneficial to the rest of the world. I feel this to be the primary reason we have the te
by dennisnedry 11y ago
> Take away the blue sky returns, and you take the motive that is most beneficial to the rest of the world.
I feel this to be the primary reason we have the technology and infrastructure we do today. Take the Robber Barons, for example, their pursuit of endless returns gave us the railroads, electricity for the masses, and cars. I guess the point is there is good with bad in everything. Sometimes the good outweighs the bad. That's how I am interpreting PG's original wealth inequality essay.