> The rebuttal is that it is an interaction between skills and environment That's the main point. It is not. You need society: > Suppose any rich man wakes u

> The rebuttal is that it is an interaction between skills and environment That's the main point. It is not. You need society: > Suppose any rich man wakes up in the Amazon jungle with nothing to his name, no clothes and no money. He may in fact be the richest man on earth, but in the jungle it doesn't matter. He has his skills, and a rich environment full of resources. But he lacks what society provides: law and order, education, skilled workers, media that spread ideas, etc...