> There are a few people who are capable of such remarkable profit-increasing feats My brother is an industrial engineer. His job is literally "make processes

> There are a few people who are capable of such remarkable profit-increasing feats My brother is an industrial engineer. His job is literally "make processes more efficient." As in, "This month, I increased the yield efficiency by X percent, saving the company Y millions of dollars per year in perpetuity" It'd be great for him if he got some sort of commission off those gains, but he is paid pretty well to do what he does, and he enjoys the work. Increases in efficiency are great for profits, but they are also the reason prices of things come down over time.