Accumulating wealth may help build a civilization where wealth itself becomes meaningless
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-10-31
A paradoxical observation: we live in a strange period where accumulating wealth can help accelerate the creation of a civilization (AGI-era abundance) in which personal wealth itself may become largely meaningless. A one-line philosophical provocation, not expanded further.
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