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alephnerd12/08/20251 replyview on HN

> There actually isn't a finite set of resources when we're talking about human capital

Ever heard of something called a budget?

Teachers, aid workers, doctors, and others need to get paid. Their suppliers need to get paid. Infrastructure needs to be built.

All of that costs money.


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jazzyjackson12/08/2025

So what, there's only so much money? Or does money represent the amount of work people are willing to do?

My point is simply that the amount of productivity a given population can exercise is not bound to the amount of money in circulation.

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