Agree - ideally it would be better if everyone just did their own thing and was valued by society for their contribution. The comment is much more as a counter

Agree - ideally it would be better if everyone just did their own thing and was valued by society for their contribution. The comment is much more as a counterpoint to the existing dogma of valuing an individual's contribution to society primarily based on ability to amass capital (i.e. splashy magazine covers based on net worth - which often translates to percentage ownership of a company valued on the price paid by the last marginal buyer).