First, most of the comments are about getting rich, which is a different skill than making money. To make money, sell something valuable to others. To get ric

First, most of the comments are about getting rich, which is a different skill than making money. To make money, sell something valuable to others. To get rich, first you have to define "rich" - most people's definition is attainable purely by the thing above, over a long enough period of time. For large enough definitions of "rich", or if you want to get rich "quick", you have one of two ways: get a lot of money from a small number of people, or a little money from a large number of people. Each requires different talents, a tremendous amount of luck, and ultimately a willingness to lie, cheat, and steal to hold on to the ladder as you climb. It's certainly something we as a society should dissuade. The more people we have in mode A - sell something valuable, get modestly wealthy over a long period of time - the better off we are.