That is an excellent point. If I understand you, you're saying that wealth brings broad powers, and it's only a small subset of those (like political corruptio

That is an excellent point. If I understand you, you're saying that wealth brings broad powers, and it's only a small subset of those (like political corruption) that are bad. The rest, which are essentially power over the natural world (curing diseases, sending people to Mars, protecting ancient forests, resurrecting extinct animals) are good. I'm going to remember that explanation.