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isn't wealth accumulation inherently zero-sum? like, there's a fixed amount of capital and resources in the system. accumulating it for yourself means someone e
by kanyethegreat 4y ago
isn't wealth accumulation inherently zero-sum? like, there's a fixed amount of capital and resources in the system. accumulating it for yourself means someone else won't have it, right?
- readthenotes1 4y agoClearly not, or the wealth of the world would be constant through history. I could argue that most wealth comes from optimizing the efforts to extract and transport resources, plus all the other optimizations on the paper shuffling we do after (e. g., Communication, entertainment, etc.).