Post AD02gMBCpAtXwaZjZg by twodimes@writing.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #ACvFTob4Bc9xvYDoci by twodimes@writing.exchange
       2021-10-31T00:39:59Z
       
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       Money is a shitty imperfect proxy for value.
       
 (DIR) Post #AD02gJbKPb0Xwjm3NI by pimoore@writing.exchange
       2021-10-31T01:03:09Z
       
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       @twodimes I’d even wager that money is shitty, period.  Especially when all of it sits in the accounts of the few.  I long for the Star Trek reality when it’s a thing of the past and isn’t the driving force behind everything.
       
 (DIR) Post #AD02gK7wSL5zZt26D2 by twodimes@writing.exchange
       2021-10-31T01:11:17Z
       
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       @pimoore look, I'm a big fan of money on the micro scale - there's some sort of problem that needs to get solved when you're trying to trade 1/80th of a goat for a cup of coffee.But I feel like at a macro level it's a proxy that's being gamed.I'm writing a post to expand on that but it's in my drafts because I need to finish this paper for school so I can take my kids out for Halloween tomorrow ;)
       
 (DIR) Post #AD02gKopsrPHiv6M4G by pimoore@writing.exchange
       2021-10-31T02:49:41Z
       
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       @twodimes I’d very much like to read that when it’s done.  Money is absolutely being gamed, by the wealthy for the wealthy.
       
 (DIR) Post #AD02gLNZnhCDSfM6DY by Danbert8@fosstodon.org
       2021-10-31T12:15:27Z
       
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       @pimoore @twodimes when the wealthy control the printing presses, it's not going to go to the other classes. But we keep supporting candidates and parties entrenched in the corrupt system. Andrew Yang was the closest we've gotten to a candidate that was going to give money to everyone without the rich controlling the strings. Not sure it was going to work as intended, but it's a better idea than the current spending packages on the table...
       
 (DIR) Post #AD02gLs3yLaAzDcRjk by pimoore@writing.exchange
       2021-10-31T16:12:45Z
       
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       @Danbert8 @twodimes Exactly, trickle down is a sad myth.  Until the puppet strings are cut the wealthy will always call the shots.  Without power not being based on wealth it will always be the tail wagging the dog.
       
 (DIR) Post #AD02gMBCpAtXwaZjZg by twodimes@writing.exchange
       2021-10-31T01:14:03Z
       
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       @pimoore the gist of my post is it's like when search engines used to use frequency of your search as a proxy for relevance and then everyone put all the search times in the header 5000x to game the rankings.Money is a proxy for value and we need to rejig the rankings because fuckos are gaming the system and claiming they deserve it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AD02gMMu7gFiWs34oC by Danbert8@fosstodon.org
       2021-11-02T13:02:41Z
       
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       @pimoore @twodimes trickle down could work in theory, but not in a debt fueled economy... The enticement to spend spend spend outweighs any gains in income. Wealth generation and saving should be encouraged, but just look at interest rates for the last decade... Especially now that everything is going to a subscription model, the poor will never accumulate wealth and escape poverty.
       
 (DIR) Post #AD02gMtABk3a8v8q5g by pimoore@writing.exchange
       2021-11-02T14:23:01Z
       
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       @Danbert8 @twodimes Agree with all of that.  Though it should be added that redistributing the wealth of all the billionaires (who in no ethical or moral way deserve that much money) could end world poverty several times over.  When society is driven by money that’s so utterly and completely unbalanced, it only serves to exacerbate the issue.  In some cases regardless of spending, as the cost of *everything* increases.