[Shared404]

> If the wealth captured isn’t real, meaning it can’t be realized in any normal sense (outside of big numbers on a screen) does it matter?

I would argue yes. Not because there's more wealth, but because it means that a greater percentage of the existing wealth is going to the largest 1%.

[calr]

I think I see what your saying. Wealth creation is dilutive on a relative basis, meaning in 2019 the lower/middle class had X% of the total wealth. By “creating” a bunch of new wealth the denominator grows and on a relative basis the middle/lower class becomes less wealthy.

[Shared404]

That is both what I meant, and a better method of phrasing it. Thanks!