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> If you want long term economic security, own something

Couldn't agree more. Thinking that the only means to an income or wealth is labor a very limiting point of view. I'm optimistic about the trends toward entrepreneurialism and ownership, especially in technology. I think this is good for the economy and society overall.

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> I'm optimistic about the trends toward entrepreneurialism and ownership

What trends?

This website for one.

If you don't already have wealth, then the only means to an income or wealth is labor. The view that you must be trading that labor instead of investing it directly in creation is potentially limiting (and is, I think, what you're actually seeing and objecting to).

We are presently in a situation where our particular skills (which, incidentally, society has poured some resources into developing) are capable of creating things worth owning more efficiently than it can be automated. That is outstanding, but it's not necessarily sustainable.

If labor can't produce value, then people need to start out with something else.

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