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Wealth accumulated by shrewd grain arbitrage represents the the noble reallocation of value to where it's most needed, but wealth accumulated by someone else by
by rdiddly 8y ago
Wealth accumulated by shrewd grain arbitrage represents the the noble reallocation of value to where it's most needed, but wealth accumulated by someone else by building and selling yachts to me represents selfish evil waste?
The wood etc. that goes into a yacht could be put to better uses, but the water, fertilizer and land that goes into a sack of grain could find no possible better use?
There is no axiom that reconciles these contradictions better than the obvious one: Transactions, and wealth, have no inherent morality. Make any claim beyond that, and you are going to have to resort to the hand-wavy fallaciousness of a disclaimer-ridden argument.