Power Math

After applying some simple algebra to some trite phrases and cliches a new understanding can be reached of the secret to wealth and success.

Here it goes:

          Knowledge is Power
          Time is Money and as every engineer knows,
          Power is Work over Time.
So, substituting algebraic equations for these time worn bits of wisdom, we get:

          K = P    (1)
          T = M    (2)
          P = W/T  (3)
Now, do a few simple substitutions:

          Put W/T in for P in equation (1), which yields:
          K = W/T  (4)
Put M in for T into equation (4), which yields:

          K = W/M  (5).
Now we've got something. Expanding back into English, we get:

          Knowledge equals Work over Money.
What this MEANS is that:

          1. The More You Know, the More Work You Do, and
          2. The More You Know, the Less Money You Make.
Solving for Money, we get:

          M = W/K  (6)
          Money equals Work Over Knowledge.
From equation (6) we see that Money approaches infinity as Knowledge approaches 0, regardless of the Work done.

What THIS MEANS is:

         The More you Make, the Less you Know.
Solving for Work, we get:

          W = M K  (7)
          Work equals Money times Knowledge
From equation (7) we see that Work approaches 0 as Knowledge approaches 0.

What THIS MEANS is:

          The stupid rich do little or no work.
Working out the socioeconomic implications of this breakthrough is left as an exercise for the reader.



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