Hmm, yes, but the Mostali are at least as much a satire as anything. They're a satire of modern consumerist society, so I think they have something like a capitalist ethic. Now, maybe they've turned into "Lottery Capitalists" like most of the people in the U.S. (and U.K., from what I hear). But I think they have a "profit motive," more succinctly labelled "greed." Like traditional norse dwarves or Tolkien's in that respect.
That's my horse's opinion, at least.
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