<div dir="auto">There is nothing wrong with making money. <div dir="auto">There is nothing wrong with being rich and wealthy.</div><div dir="auto">There is all sorts of wrong making money by denying others their chances to make money. </div><div dir="auto">The corruption inherent in the us medical system, tech-bros, patent courts in texas and many more examples from outside US too, are wrong, not because they make money but because they hinder others from making money. </div><div dir="auto">That is not capitalism, that is outright robbery.</div><div dir="auto">Do capitalism and I for one will be very happy. </div><div dir="auto">Do robbery and in your case, support the robbers and receive negative feedback.</div><div dir="auto">This is supposed to be a forum for extropian ideas right?</div><div dir="auto">Where do you find the extropy in predatory economics?</div><div dir="auto">/Henrik </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Den fre 6 nov. 2026 17:06spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> skrev:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
...> On Behalf Of Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat<br>
Subject: Re: [ExI] Why is "cost of living" such a big problem?<br>
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This seems to be a balanced view of the issue:<br>
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<a href="https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/11/30/12945756/prescription-drug-prices-explained" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/11/30/12945756/prescription-drug<br>
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Although it still doesn't acknowledge the underlying malady, which is "I<br>
want to be rich, and I don't care how many poor people die as a<br>
consequence".<br>
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Ben<br>
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Ben this article is paywalled. <br>
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Wanting to be rich is not a malady. Investing in medical research doesn't<br>
cause poor people to die, it finances medical research, which cures<br>
maladies.<br>
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spike<br>
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