[whywhywhywhy]

> It's not. It's about greed and creating money for yourself

Am I not supposed to be doing this? I mean I have rent to pay and food to buy.

[knorker]

Capitalism is about rewarding people for creating value. It's the best economic theory ever invented, because it aligns your goals with the goals of everyone else.

Bitcoin speculation does not create value.

The stock market does (e.g. see research on potato and onion futures).