This expected answer fits well with the self-perception of a 'high-level worker bee' in an atomized society.
"In terms of results, that's exactly right," he said leisurely, "but if you view history as a continuously accumulating calculus, you'll find that every new thing, at the moment of its birth, actually aligns with the inventor's interests. It's just that occasionally, the inventor's interests coincide with the user's interests... which creates an illusion for the latter."
He pointed to the stall not far away that was selling Talisman Stones.
"Point-to-point dissemination is, of course, aimed at selling more Communication Stones. The same goes for those Magic Scrolls that become invalid after one use... anyway, those Magic Apprentices have no choice, do they?"
