Material Wealth

Is material wealth relevant anymore? 

People often compare the economy to a large pie, where you get less if I get more and there's only so much to go around. That might have been relevant a century ago, but since the dawn of the fiat currency, the game has changed. We can derive value from things that aren't limited by tangibility; things like contracts or vidya or just experiences. Money can be created from thin air via the fractional reserve system. Our cash is slowly being phased into electrons in wires and over the air. Does the pie example matter anymore? Have we finally broken the final chains against true progress? Once we overcome fear and anxiety, will growth continue unabated?

I've been thinking about this a lot recently and I'm both terrified and in awe. Please discuss.

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>>1745189 (OP)
>Is material wealth relevant anymore?

to anybody who is starving, without clean water, impoverished or unable to afford quality housing or amenities, yes. very much