It sure is. Sometimes this information is in the form of insider knowledge shared within the old boys network, or misinformation spread to the masses to pump an

It sure is. Sometimes this information is in the form of insider knowledge shared within the old boys network, or misinformation spread to the masses to pump and dump a stock (hello facebook), or tell everyone to buy a house with a white picket fence (take on that mortgage, it's the best investment evah), or market "derivatives" that are "too complex even for the sellers to fully understand". We also have the knowledge on how to patent stuff so the hoi polloi don't get their grubby little fingers on it... It's all about the CONTROL of information, making use of it to enrich oneself at the expense of others. Let's not kid ourselves, it's not about sharing sh*t. It's about doling it out piecemeal and selectively, or obsessively, to control opinion and/or maximize profit. Perhaps not zero-sum, but there are lots of bags held by the partially informed and the less-informed.