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by di4na 1005 days ago
All I will add is...

You are close to realising the problem. Financialization is a consequence not a cause.

The cause is demographic. Why and how did pension funds grew so much need to own everything and get money?

Spoiler: this happened in steps with Boomers investing in their retirement. Because they were so numerous it flooded everything.

Second Spoiler: they also had (and still have) the political power by sheer number, which warped the regulatory environment.