[OT] Create more debt == earn more

[qznc via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 2 August 2016 at 08:07:38 UTC, Basile B. wrote:
> I was thinking about the value of what we do in the life, 
> daily, the jobs, etc
>
> I've endend with this conclusion:
>
> The more you're able to create debt, the more you'll earn.
> example, CIO: hudge pay, because your 1000 salaries will create 
> a lot of debt. Architect, huge pay: your client will create a 
> debt on 20 years, etc...you see the logic.
>
> The more your job maintains the system the more it'll be 
> renumerated.
> The amount of money you earn is actually not proportional to 
> your work, the amount of money you earn simply represents your 
> ability to create debts.
>
> What do you think about that ?

According to Graeber [0], money = debt.

However, I assume your comment comes from a socio-critical 
position, where you want to associate overpaid bosses with 
negative words like "debt". Note that debt is not inherently a 
bad or evil thing, especially not for the rich. Debt is not 
something to be avoided. It is something to be managed. Likewise 
a programmer should not avoid technical debt completely. Instead 
it should be consciously taken, managed, and payed in due time.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years