Self Worth

It is comforting to think we get paid based on effort. If we can look at the world and believe the trick is to understand cause and effect. That actions lead to reliable, predictable, consequences. Unfortunately, that is not how it works. Sorry If you worked really hard and are a really good person. If your solution is the same as someone else’s, then the only way you get paid more is if the person with the money (1) likes you, or (2) doesn’t know about the equivalent solution. We have a long history of roles, class, and standing in society. New solutions shake things up. Price is based on supply and demand. Knowledge spreads and more people can provide the solution. The word Capitalism has almost lost its meaning, but I think it is worth thinking of separately from Corporatism and Pricing. Capital is breathing space. It’s not about you, your effort, or your solution. It can morph. Corporates are just how we create barriers to protect effort. Prices are just a way of counting and communicating. All three are tools. Learn to use them and you build the ability to value yourself, rather than being priced by the market.