Glossary: Difference between revisions

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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]]