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That our culture has seen to directly associate cash value with 'intrinsic' value is another issue entirely.

No, it's actually a very important point. Our culture bought into unbridled capitalism on the basis that it would produce a meritocratic economy in which market value approximates social ("intrinsic") value. If that is a lie, we have every grounds to reevaluate our economic model for our own good.




When has there ever been "unbridled capitalism?"


Right now?


I couldn't agree more. However, that big old can of contentious worms is exactly why I called it another issue entirely :)




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