I often see people say, "[Rich person] has 2000x your wealth - are they 2000x times smarter, more driven, more talented than you? No! Then how could they deserve it?"
This seems like a really gross misconception of value.
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You invent a water pumping system for your friend. Your friend doesn't have to walk to the river anymore; you've given him 1 hour of time a day. Wonderful!
Your tribe finds out; 50 people use the system too. Now 50 hours saved per day. Wonderful!
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The local village, 2000 people, starts using the system. You've now contributed 2000 hours of value, *daily*, to the community. This is huge. Yes, you only made a water pump, but the value doesn't come from what you made, it comes from the benefit to the whole around you.
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50h saved per day, 50h less in the bank; > water in the community, < $ to buy it. savings go the business that takes on risk
their bitterness doesn't seem well factored enough for you. is the problem that people ultimately can't ask the right questions, they're too emotional?
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