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"Capitalists" here seems to be defined as "people who are doing well economically". I would guess the vast majority of people who read HN fall into that categor
by war1025 8y ago
"Capitalists" here seems to be defined as "people who are doing well economically". I would guess the vast majority of people who read HN fall into that category.
- CyberFonic 8y agoI have a narrower interpretation of the word "capitalist": a person who invests money into an enterprise where others do the majority of the real work. That is, a mostly passive form of income generation. By "real work" I mean all activity that creates tangible value. Managing rarely adds value and in some cases destroys the value produced by others. In its most benign form, managing is a form of assisting communication and possibly actually fostering a motivated workforce.