This is now my favorite essay of Paul Graham because it shares my thoughts. The only thing I feel less comfortable with is that it emphasis financial value ove

This is now my favorite essay of Paul Graham because it shares my thoughts. The only thing I feel less comfortable with is that it emphasis financial value over a useful contribution to mankind. In my view the later is more relevant than a goal to become the richest person of the cemetery. I guess this is a kind of perception distortion one gets when the main variables considered on a day to day basis are ROI, wealth, influence power, etc. I'm aware that wealth provides a significant leverage to contribute to mankind's good, but it is easy to forget about this relevant next step by solely focusing on increasing one's wealth. Open source is one example showing the difference and it also proves that we don't need to be a billionaire to significantly contribute to mankind's good.