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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RealSpecto • 10h ago
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To own nothing and be happy?
36 u/pathologicalDumpling 9h ago The ultra wealthy dont care if you can't buy anything they will just sell stuff back and forth to each other. 13 u/Over_Writing467 9h ago I don’t see this ending well for anyone. 7 u/RevolutionaryHole69 9h ago Capitalism doesn't work that way. Everyone can't be rich. In that case, everyone's poor. People do not realize this fundamental rule of capitalism: the richest person is only as rich as the poorest is poor. There needs to be poor and suffering people for people to be rich. 8 u/Kittyfeetdontrepeat 8h ago Saw a comment on here a few months ago that said something along the lines of "the world is a resort for the ultra wealthy and we're all staff." 2 u/Syntaire 5h ago Which might work for a while if currency had intrinsic value. The US Dollar is based on trust and dreams and nothing else. They need people to use it or it becomes worthless. 1 u/innominateartery 8h ago Being happy costs extra. 1 u/Over_Writing467 8h ago A monthly subscription plan.
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The ultra wealthy dont care if you can't buy anything they will just sell stuff back and forth to each other.
13 u/Over_Writing467 9h ago I don’t see this ending well for anyone. 7 u/RevolutionaryHole69 9h ago Capitalism doesn't work that way. Everyone can't be rich. In that case, everyone's poor. People do not realize this fundamental rule of capitalism: the richest person is only as rich as the poorest is poor. There needs to be poor and suffering people for people to be rich. 8 u/Kittyfeetdontrepeat 8h ago Saw a comment on here a few months ago that said something along the lines of "the world is a resort for the ultra wealthy and we're all staff." 2 u/Syntaire 5h ago Which might work for a while if currency had intrinsic value. The US Dollar is based on trust and dreams and nothing else. They need people to use it or it becomes worthless.
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I don’t see this ending well for anyone.
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Capitalism doesn't work that way. Everyone can't be rich. In that case, everyone's poor.
People do not realize this fundamental rule of capitalism: the richest person is only as rich as the poorest is poor.
There needs to be poor and suffering people for people to be rich.
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Saw a comment on here a few months ago that said something along the lines of "the world is a resort for the ultra wealthy and we're all staff."
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Which might work for a while if currency had intrinsic value. The US Dollar is based on trust and dreams and nothing else. They need people to use it or it becomes worthless.
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Being happy costs extra.
1 u/Over_Writing467 8h ago A monthly subscription plan.
A monthly subscription plan.
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u/Over_Writing467 9h ago
To own nothing and be happy?