" I still don't see what's wrong with the dictionary definition. Is there some reason we need a different definition? "
Maybe we want to include non-material wealth such as Merle's example of the formar Bhutan's happiness? Maybe we also want to include Nick's freedom to think as wealth? @Merle, you asked for a definition, what do you think? On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 15:42, uǝlƃ ↙↙↙ <[email protected]> wrote: > I still don't see what's wrong with the dictionary definition. Is there > some reason we need a different definition? > > American Heritage --- > wealth (wĕlth) n. > 1.a. An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources; riches: > gave his wealth away to charity. > b. The state of being rich; affluence: a community of great wealth. > 2. Goods and resources having value in terms of exchange or use: the > agricultural wealth of the region. > 3. A great amount; a profusion: a wealth of advice. > > > Merriam-Webster --- > wealth noun \ ˈwelth also ˈweltth \ > 1 : abundance of valuable material possessions or resources > 2 : abundant supply : profusion > 3a : all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value > b : all material objects that have economic utility especially : the stock > of useful goods having economic value in existence at any one time national > wealth > 4 obsolete : weal, welfare > > > On 3/18/21 9:42 PM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote: > > Let me try a definition of wealth: > > > > Wealth is that what makes you happy. > > > > > > On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 at 06:01, Merle Lefkoff <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Is the definition of wealth having a lot of whatever the culture > values? (I'm late meeting Nick's challenge to me.) The former Bhutan > (it's changing drastically and rapidly) valued Happiness. It's why their > happy people thought they were wealthy, despite being one of the world's > least "developed" country. (GDP is now rising with outside development of > its natural resources). > > > > > -- > ↙↙↙ uǝlƃ > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ >
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