> You're not even doing a good job being selfish, since you'd actually benefit a lot more from more people having the opportunity to create value. Well, that's

> You're not even doing a good job being selfish, since you'd actually benefit a lot more from more people having the opportunity to create value. Well, that's sort of the question, isn't it? Will the benefit I receive from other people's production of value outweigh the devaluation of my own productivity? I don't think there's an easy way to answer that, though my suspicion is that there is a large number of people for whom the answer is no. Note, I don't advocate this line of thought; I'm just saying that it's not irrational for someone to advocate it.