Yaron Lectures: Free Market Revolution Book Tour - Shanghai
Yaron Brook Show
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The Conflict Between Self-Interest and the Marketplace
I grew up in a good Jewish household. We are taught that nobility, goodness, virtue comes from sacrifice. And yet the marketplace is a place where people pursue self-interest. Think about Bill Gates builds Microsoft. He makes for himself $70 billion at Sidwell. How does he make the money by selling us products? The value. Every one of us who owns Microsoft product, our life is better for owning it. I'm not an expert in China. But I can tell you what they teach in the West. It's about putting yourself, your own interest, the side, and pursuing the interests of other people.
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