Well, that’s certainly persuasive;) Let’s look at some of your propositions, for example “money is not wealth”. Well, possession of enough money does indeed extend lifespan, save time, and connect people. Without money as the medium of exchange that farmer’s crop is far less valuable to him, to anyone. It takes the farmer far longer to trade grain for the commodities he needs, he has to locate individuals possessing those commodities who are willing to trade for grain, negotiate an exchange rate, transport a quantity of grain to the trading partner and transport his acquired trade goods back to his farm. With money as a medium of exchange he can make one sale of his surplus, getting back currency usable to purchase any and all commodities he needs. He saves a large amount of time, storage and transport costs, not to mention that he needs to arrange only ONE trade for his crop, not dozens. Money has added value to his crop which it can not do if is has no intrinsic value, if it is not wealth just as is his crop.

I have money invested various ways. Had I spent that money on some forms of wealth, say a new car, that wealth would immediately devalue as I drove it off the lot, and would continue to devalue as I used it. My invested money is earning me returns, returns that not only offset the devaluation of a steady rate of inflation but also reap returns that allow me to obtain food, energy, shelter, entertainment, all forms of “real” wealth. These simple examples demonstrate that your claim is at best inadequate to describe reality.