>>it is the accumulation of value of individual work But it's not though is it? When money itself can do the work (investing) then this whole thing sort of fal

>>it is the accumulation of value of individual work But it's not though is it? When money itself can do the work (investing) then this whole thing sort of falls apart. A battery can't create a larger battery by itself. Also plenty of people inherit their "batteries" or find them through random chance (lotteries, sweepstakes, etc.) This all sounds good in theory but I don't think it really holds up when examined closely.