[peteforde]

If this is how an us vs them scenario is being framed, you're making a very strong case for the team I've chosen.

It sounds like you're describing winners and losers, but it's shaky ground when you realize many people simply aren't motivated to think like an economist.

Given the choice between spending my life doing interesting things and accumulating wealth, I'm quite comfortable knowing how I'll look back on things from the end.

BTW: you say "of course you're not going to be setting up a mini factory" to someone who quite literally has a mini factory in their house. I'm on Hacker News to hang out with other people who think that's awesome, not some misaligned economic philosophy.