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What's your working definition of 'real wealth'?

• trophycase 9y ago
  A little hand-wavy but I will try to give some sort of definition. If we assume that wealth can be measured with a non-negative real number, then we will set the zero point of the scale at total human extinction. If we set such a zero point, then we will assume that moving away from zero, that is moving away from extinction, is moving in a positive direction. Therefore, anything which contributes to the robustness and stability of the system could be argued as "wealth" or "valuable".
  • stale2002 9y ago
    So you believe that the only thing that is valuable is increasing human survival? What about quality of life? I could make everyone survive better by locking them up in a room, safe from all outside hazards. Is that valuable?