No, it’s more like a competition.

But if a person is no good at the job he performs, but would be better at another, would it not make sense for him to go to that other job? And how would one know if he is doing the job that he is best suited for, or to the best of his ability without some kind of gauge? That’s what profit is.

Profit tells you if you’re properly serving others or should do so in a different field.

All signs point to it: there can’t be that many lunatics who would say he’s smarter than 50% of the country

I wonder if Schiff made the original.