It’s the good kind, though:

If Kant is correct, then the mind is essentially a good capitalist; it adds value to resources. Even after expenses (experiential knowledge) is [sic] accounted for or deducted, at the end of the day, the mind has still managed to turn a profit (synthetic knowledge).

I like this quite a lot, and plan to keep it for myself and reuse it in the future. Kids can say the darndest things …

ADDENDUM: Or, asks the Humean, are our minds more like MBAs?

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