your first question was better.

"how does creating wealth hurt others?"

most of this "wealth" is not "created" out of thin air. nor created at all.

more like, transferred.

satvikpendem 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Wealth is a positive not zero sum game. It is not transferred except in the most literal cases like lotteries and casinos.

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WalterBright 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Gambling is not a transference. The gambler is buying a chance to win money. It's an equal value for equal value.

Zero sum are things like taxes, where the government just takes it, or robberies.

	▲	satvikpendem 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In casinos you transfer your money to the eventual winner, a 1:1 transfer minus the house's cut.

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crossbody 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If your logic is right, people back in the Stone Age were all like Jeff Bezos with mega yachts and stuff... It all went downhill from then - the population has increased so much and everyone has gotten so much poorer :(

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demritocracy an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

looks like a lot of wealth was created out of thin air about 6 years ago https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M1SL