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by groundzeros2015 5 days ago
I think there are plenty of interesting non-profits that won’t make you any money. I donate to some!

There is a radical version of capitalism where you would say only things that make money (what people pay for) are providing social value, but I don’t think that’s what you’re getting at.

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Not what I'm looking for indeed if I got what you mean. But that's because precisely money in itself seems pointless, it's just mere social conventions loosely quantified. Money is a tool and in this perspective, more specimen of tools in more hands seems rather pro social. It's more of an issue when all the many tools are tied to monopolistic unreciprocal contract serving an oligarchic social project.
That’s fine if you don’t think it’s valuable. Back to my original comment if your goal is to make money that’s a different thing, and that’s generally the case with people managing retirement accounts etc.