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by kosievdmerwe 1328 days ago
There's also the example of an iPhone vs piles of the exact same amount of elements making it up.

Which is more valuable? Which would you rather want?

Essentially by just rearranging matter you can create wealth.

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> Which is more valuable? Which would you rather want?

Today or in 50 years? I'm pretty sure an iphone in 50 years will be worthless but the raw materials that made it will probably be even more valuable than they are today.