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> When you turn a tree into a house you create value. Of course, because the tree has no value, right? As long as you call things you don't care about "externa
by throwamon 4y ago
> When you turn a tree into a house you create value.
Of course, because the tree has no value, right? As long as you call things you don't care about "externalities" you can trivially prove anything is a positive-sum game.
- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y agoWhat's even worse is the poster didn't realize this obvious rebuttal existed. And I'm with you, I actually dislike the word "externalities", it smacks of calling employees "resources".
- bluGill 4y agoWhat is pathetic is you think that rebuts anything.
- bluGill 4y agoIt has more value as a house than as a tree. You could grow the tree from a seed and create value.
- throwamon 4y agoIf you assume all trees have no value in their context and/or no intrinsic value and/or the same value as any other...