As the 21st-century unfolds, it’s time to completely debunk economic theories left over from the 19th & 20th. Value does not derive from labor; it derives from self-actualization. Everything we do to help people express themselves at a higher level puts value into the economy.

Surely, value is also derived from labor. Both the value of doing the work, and what that work provides. @marwilliamson

Undoubtedly. But a happier, more fulfilled person labors at a higher level. Right now, our system keeps people only as fulfilled as necessary to keep them producing cheap labor.