"the mere presence of money corrupts"

This is false, and I am living proof. Because I am not corrupt, I am not corrupted by money. It's really that simple.

If you state that something is a universal fact, and one example that is an exception exists, your hypothesis that it is a universal fact is proved false. Money does not corrupt anyone. People who are corrupt reveal their corruption when money is involved. The latter has not been proved untrue, while the former is proved untrue because I am not corrupted by money.

Profit is not a monetary concept, despite that most folks consider it so. Most folks, having been indoctrinated from birth by oppressive governments, and incessantly propagandized even after public schooling, simply are entrained to conceive of things in this way. In ecology profit is a common mechanism that strongly informs understanding of why creatures do what they do. Profit is just as applicable in terms of nutrition, security, or breeding success as it is financially.

Underlying principles that are not proved false should be assumed true. Subsequent considerations should be based on these principles, and those that violate those principles are proved untrue. It is untrue that money, guns, or any technology is designed to enslave, and all statements derived from false statements are therefore untrue.

If you would speak only truth, establish principles that are not proved false, and only make statements that are based on true principles.

Thanks!