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Yes, but to what end? When it comes to creating things that have value, I like objective standards and my favorite definition is Buckminster Fuller's: "Real wealth is whatever nurtures and accommodates human life." Anything else is pointless.

Incidentally, a recent study claims that 60% of UK workers feel that their work is of no use to society. Financial Services, Telemarketing, Spammers, High-Frequency Traders and many other 'professions' would fit this description. Here is the link: http://www.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/cjgx7/60_of_uk_wo...




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