Humans Are More Than Just Their Productivity

There are two types of gamers: free players think they’re playing the game, but actually, paying players are playing the free players. One slash does 999 damage; you’ll never leave the新手村 in your entire life. His joy is built on your helplessness—and that’s precisely your commercial value.

Trust is also a form of value. Even if you can’t create value, you can still cause destruction—and that’s value too, namely, “united front value.” Even big bosses have privacy. Often, granting you equity is a preemptive move. They don’t want you to run off and become their competitor or stand on the opposite side causing trouble. That’s united front value.

If you have an executive dad who paves the way for you from childhood—letting you study alongside various heirs to pre-emptively secure their future trust—that’s certainly a path. It’s like waiting in line when the bus is already full. K-dramas are full of such plots.