They are, and being a resource does not make something less valuable.
A nuclear bomb and Jesus Christ are both resources and capital. The denotation is not demeaning.
A nuclear bomb and Jesus Christ are both resources and capital. The denotation is not demeaning.
The human condition is inconvenient for people who benefit from speaking in this demeaning way for efficiency. It's better to accept this and adjust than to try to convince yourself and others that we can somehow stop being human (much better, considering how people react to being treated inhumanly...).