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by tlb 2741 days ago
Solutionism is a belief in the power of technology, in the most general sense of any applied knowledge, to eventually solve all problems. While any particular solution may create new problems, those are in turn solvable. (If you mean something different by the word, let me know.)

If you believe solutions exist, you can think of lack of money as just another problem to which there must be a solution. Indeed, any problem you care about probably requires solving several other problems before you can address the main problem. Getting money is just another step in the giant yak-shaving project.