>We should not work, on the other hand, to be "rewarded" in a zero-sum game competing with others, to the detriment of the rest of the planet. Not only is prod

>We should not work, on the other hand, to be "rewarded" in a zero-sum game competing with others, to the detriment of the rest of the planet. Not only is productive enterprise positive sum, its positive-sum nature is responsible for all the comfort and stability we have. >The most productive workers aren’t people working for a reward, they are those who love their work and are happy with the comfort and stability they already have. I have taken to thinking of this line of argument as "the group project economy." We're all getting the same grade, and we know the nerd is going to do the work; he can't help himself. So just leave him to it and we'll be fine. I have to admit they're not wrong! It works! At least in the short term. But I find it pretty astounding that serious people think we should make this the basis of our whole economy.