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"Money is simply a proxy for the value of the goods/services they produce for the society." If that's true, explain drug money. I'm being serious. Money is a
by anon808 15y ago
"Money is simply a proxy for the value of the goods/services they produce for the society."
If that's true, explain drug money.
I'm being serious.
Money is a decent proxy, but not perfect. It's important to remember that. It's good at measuring quantity, not quality.
- lupatus 15y agoI'll bite. <devil's advocate> Drug dealers/producers produce products that provide the user with exotic and novel experiences and which may increase the user's sociability. Similar to the travel industry and a personal life coach in a small form factor, drugs are good/service that many people seem to want. </devil's advocate>
- anon808 15y agoIf you believe that drugs add value to people's life, then you've chosen the world you want to live in. I chose to believe that (addictive) drugs are really a tax levied on people with weaknesses to be exploited (we all have weaknesses that can be exploited). The purchase of addictive drugs doesn't create value but redistributes wealth from the folks that are weak to the exploiters of that weakness. I don't value drug wealth. That's the world I choose to live in.