The wealthy of our time are mostly that way because they’re grifters. Think of Elon Musk becoming rich through government subsidies. Think of Nancy Pelosi getting rich off insider trading. Think of Jamie Dimon getting rich off a banking ponzi. Grifters have a personality flaw. They provide no value, they are no better than parasites. How can they create art?

Grifters are not like the rest of the population. These people are psychopaths that lack empathy. They can extort you of money without feeling any remorse.

The wealthy among the middle class are mostly gone now. Bitcoin gives the opportunity to generate wealth back to the average individual. Confusing this drive for wealth with a psychopathic grifter’s inability to provide anything valuable (e.g. art) is not a fair comparison.

The desire for wealth is not the same as the desire to extort. Surprised to see people shame the desire for wealth as evil or bad. Seems very Marxist.