People are paid by ability: their ability to get people to pay them. In terms of getting paid, that is the only ability that matters. It's kind of weird to see

People are paid by ability: their ability to get people to pay them. In terms of getting paid, that is the only ability that matters. It's kind of weird to see "ability" as some monolithic trait that people should get paid for. Ability to do what? Maybe you have a great ability to spin plates on your nose. If nobody wants you do that, you're not going to get paid for it.