• FaeDrifter@midwest.social
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      11 months ago

      If money is imaginary then why can’t we guarantee food, shelter, clothing, and education for every single human on this planet.

    • JoBo@feddit.uk
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      11 months ago

      You’re half right (there is no finite pool of money) but your conclusion is bonkers. Rich people are not spending their money, they’re using it to outbid each other for control of existing assets. So that they can overcharge ordinary people to access the things that they need.

      The boots are not that tasty. Stop fucking yourself over for a chance to lick them.

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        11 months ago

        Always the same. Someone says what amounts to quit whining and try, the excuses start

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          11 months ago

          You are not a temporarily embarrassed millionaire. You’re one of the people the wealthy gladly step on. We’re all in the same boat, sharing the same crumbs, rowing our hearts out.

          We’re tugging a yacht behind us, full of billionaires having a banquet on the backs of our labor.

          • Krauerking
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            11 months ago

            Man I love the image of us rowing to tug a yacht that is still belching out smoke but I’m personally a fan of the idea of a runaway train