" A few of these things tend to empower. Most of them don't." I agree, but empowerment is for poor people. Just poor people have to learn a trade and have the

" A few of these things tend to empower. Most of them don't." I agree, but empowerment is for poor people. Just poor people have to learn a trade and have the skill in order to sell their workforce on the labor market. I have seen many rich entrepreneurs, that just buy those skills and set up successful business. Of course, they have some skill too: being able to buy they right resources is a skill, sort off.