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保罗·格雷厄姆:如何创造财富·第2则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《如何创造财富》》· How to Make Wealth · 投资 · 财富 · 行动 · 领导
Wealth is as old as human history. Far older, in fact; ants have wealth. Money is a comparatively recent invention. Wealth is the fundamental thing. Wealth is stuff we want: food, clothes, houses, cars, gadgets, travel to interesting places, and so on. You can have wealth without having money. If you had a magic machine that could on command make you a car or cook you dinner or do your laundry, or do anything else you wanted, you wouldn't need money. Whereas if you were in the middle of Antarctica, where there is nothing to buy, it wouldn't matter how much money you had. Wealth is what you want, not money. But if wealth is the important thing, why does everyone talk about making money?
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https://paulgraham.com/wealth.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 2 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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财富不是钱,而是你真正想要的东西:食物、衣服、房子、车、旅行等等。钱只是比较晚才发明的工具,用来交换财富。如果你有一台万能机器,能随时给你造车、做饭、洗衣服,你就不需要钱;反过来,把你扔到南极洲,有钱也没处花。所以核心是:财富是目的,钱是手段。很多人把“赚钱”挂在嘴边,是因为在分工社会里,钱是获取财富最通用的凭证。理解这一点,你就该问自己:我到底想创造什么别人想要的东西?而不是只盯着账户数字。
上下文
保罗·格雷厄姆在《如何创造财富》一文中,区分财富与金钱,为创业者厘清目标。
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如果钱只是工具,你真正想拥有的财富是什么?今天能为此做一件什么小事?
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