I think this is plausible, but I’m not totally convinced. I think there are lots of valuable things to invest in. This is a little bit obscured at the level of the individual, because you can’t buy something unless lots of other people buy it. At the level of society, I think there are probably many ways that we could spend more resources to give rich people happier lives. (And many ways that we could use Facebook-post-writing efforts to create real value.)
That said, I certainly agree that e.g. increasing the appeal of “creating lasting value” is an easier/better route than decreasing the appeal of wit.
I think this is plausible, but I’m not totally convinced. I think there are lots of valuable things to invest in. This is a little bit obscured at the level of the individual, because you can’t buy something unless lots of other people buy it. At the level of society, I think there are probably many ways that we could spend more resources to give rich people happier lives. (And many ways that we could use Facebook-post-writing efforts to create real value.)
That said, I certainly agree that e.g. increasing the appeal of “creating lasting value” is an easier/better route than decreasing the appeal of wit.