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by srean 19 days ago
> because the people trading with you thought the exchange was of equal value, or they wouldn't have engaged in it

If this was true I would have emphatically agreed with you on all counts. But it simply isn't true.

Many find themselves in a position where they have their arms twisted to accept a deal they don't like. Yet they accept for some existential reason or another.

I called out the other kind of transactions the 'no regret transactions' here. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48395058 (erm you were personally named ;)

If a billionaires become billionaire through them, cheers, I wish them well.

BTW, thank you for your service.