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. Example:
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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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in this example, if you can't afford it, then just walk to the fuckin river like you were doing before, it just takes an extra hour.
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