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Flipping burgers is useful work. Working in spam center is harmful. Web search is useful. Spying on users is not. And so on; I don’t think it’s hard to grasp.

Economy exists because it’s beneficial to society. When it results in gratifying behaviors that harm the society, I’d say it’s a bug.




> Flipping burgers is useful work.

We were talking about important work, thus my point about how you want to define important.

Screwdrivers are useful, but none of the screwdrivers I own are important. I could lose one and not notice.

I don't think it's hard to grasp.




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