> the value of my work does not lie in the amount of money that can be gotten in exchange for it.
What do you think money is?
It's a rough proxy approximation for value.
So yes, the amount of money you can get for your work is rough approximation of its value.
You can also have a precious pet rock that you personally hold very dear and well "valueable" - but valuable to nobody but you only. So realistically it has zero value to everyone else.
If you don't care about creating value, you don't care about people.
As, ultimately, it costs money to care for people, and if you don't have it - all you have are prayers and best wishes, and you functionally can't help anyone.
What do you think money is?
It's a rough proxy approximation for value. So yes, the amount of money you can get for your work is rough approximation of its value.
You can also have a precious pet rock that you personally hold very dear and well "valueable" - but valuable to nobody but you only. So realistically it has zero value to everyone else.
If you don't care about creating value, you don't care about people.
As, ultimately, it costs money to care for people, and if you don't have it - all you have are prayers and best wishes, and you functionally can't help anyone.