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by rawtxapp 1925 days ago
In our current capitalist economy, most people spend majority of their life just working and saving for their retirements.
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korijn 1924 days ago
That's not something I disagree with. I do that. But via traditional means (I generate something of value and get wealth in return), not solely by using my wealth to generate more wealth.

I hate bitcoin because you can only participate (and become more wealthy) if you're already fortunate/privileged enough to be wealthy. It's just another thing that helps increase the divide between rich and poor.

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dternyak 1925 days ago
> In our current capitalist economy

Hasn't this always been the case, for all of humanity's existence?

"Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat from it"

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morlockabove 1924 days ago
Everything bad is because of [buzzword that represents everything bad about the current social order].

Do lefties have a "not real capitalism" meme like the "not real communism" meme for righties?

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