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*[[account]] as in accounting, accountability, [[unit of account]]
*[[account]] as in accounting, accountability, [[unit of account]]
*[[bad]] not evil
*[[bad]] not evil
*[[bet]] is to [[buy]], [[hedge]], [[invest]] or just [[speculate]].
*[[biosphere]] includes terrestrial ecoregions, oceans, atmosphere, is a big body
*[[biosphere]] includes terrestrial ecoregions, oceans, atmosphere, is a big body
*[[body]]
*[[body]]
*[[buy]] can have moral criteria, one can do evil by buying, some implied by simply choosing a certain [[medium of exchange]], e.g. [[US dollar]], [[gold]].
*[[buy]] can have moral criteria, one can do evil by buying, some implied by simply choosing a certain [[medium of exchange]], e.g. [[US dollar]], [[gold]] - buying anything is a form of [[bet]] that it will provide some [[service]] and do no [[harm]] that you will [[regret]]
*[[care]]
*[[care]]
*[[commodity]] as services - a good backed by standard contracts, trade empire
*[[commodity]] as services - a good backed by standard contracts, trade empire
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*[[gain]]
*[[gain]]
*[[good]] as services - a product backed by social custom, legal guarantees
*[[good]] as services - a product backed by social custom, legal guarantees
*[[harm]]
*[[hedge]] is to counter-[[invest]] so that losses in one thing are made up for by gains in another.
*[[ignorance]]
*[[ignorance]]
*[[ignore]] outcomes you consider evil, which is ignorance, not always bad
*[[ignore]] outcomes you consider evil, which is ignorance, not always bad
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*[[instructional]] responsibility - you tell 'em how, it's your fault
*[[instructional]] responsibility - you tell 'em how, it's your fault
*[[interest]] in the sense of concern or group sharing it, economic [[gain]], and expected [[time cost of money]] for [[standard of deferred payment]]
*[[interest]] in the sense of concern or group sharing it, economic [[gain]], and expected [[time cost of money]] for [[standard of deferred payment]]
*[[invest]] is to [[bet]] a [[company]] will pay off (to its investors) a [[dividend]] or higher [[share price]]
*[[justice]] as broader than [[w:retributive justice]], e.g. [[w:social justice]] and other types of [[w:criminal justice]] might be meant by it
*[[justice]] as broader than [[w:retributive justice]], e.g. [[w:social justice]] and other types of [[w:criminal justice]] might be meant by it
*[[measure]]
*[[measure]]
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**[[medium of exchange]]
**[[medium of exchange]]
**[[standard of deferred payment]]
**[[standard of deferred payment]]
*[[option]]s are [[bet]]s in [[financial market]]s, useful to [[hedge]] [[risk]]
*[[person]] is not always human:  could be ape, corporation.  legal concept
*[[person]] is not always human:  could be ape, corporation.  legal concept
*[[power]] in energy, social, instructional/knowledge/skill, buying sense
*[[price]] implies expected quality
*[[price]] implies expected quality
*[[quality]] as in quality of life
*[[quality]] as in quality of life
*[[regret]] measurable
*[[regret]] is one way to measure [[risk]]
*[[resource]] includes waste
*[[resource]] includes waste
*[[right]] vs. right, as ordered by ethics
*[[right]] vs. right, as ordered by ethics
*[[risk]] only basis of cost, defined as regret in the future looking back?
*[[risk]] only basis of cost, defined as regret in the future looking back?
*[[service]] includes things states do, e.g. regulate markets, tax, set standards
*[[risk aversion]] is measurable inability to see and avoid [[regret]] - when this is done with perfect anticipation, risk aversion is 1, when randomly, risk aversion can rise as high as 4 on average.  This is the number of birds in a bush you will pass up.
*[[power]] in energy, social, instructional/knowledge/skill, buying sense
*[[safe]] as social not objective idea except via ecology to a degree
*[[safe]] as social not objective idea except via ecology to a degree
*[[save]] as rescue, as "savings", i.e. [[store of value]] e.g. as [[money]]
*[[save]] as rescue, as "savings", i.e. [[store of value]] e.g. as [[money]]
*[[sell]] can have moral conditions, some implied by [[medium of exchange]]
*[[sell]] can have moral conditions, some implied by [[medium of exchange]]
*[[service]] includes things states do, e.g. regulate markets, tax, set standards
*[[social]] trust, e.g. as quantified by [[social capital]]
*[[social]] trust, e.g. as quantified by [[social capital]]
*[[speculate]] is to [[bet]] without any intent to [[hedge]] or [[invest]] in [[capital]].
*[[threat]] - not tangible, yet anyway, not a [[risk]]
*[[threat]] - not tangible, yet anyway, not a [[risk]]
*[[trust]]
*[[trust]]
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