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I missed the part where he says that wealth is limited. Doesn't he says that wealth creation is a positive-sum game (I.e. 1+1=3 thanks to automation and leverage), as opposed to status which limited and its pursuit is a zero-sum game? Wouldn't that mean that wealth is unlimited?

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> Most of the wealth in civilization, in fact all of it, has been created.

After re-reading your comment, I realize I think I misterpreted this sentence. He's not saying the total future value has already been created, he's saying the past value was worked for

Eventually wealth relies on some physical resource somewhere down the line, so it's also not true imo. Wealth is remote from limits but not limitless I would say.

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