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It seems like our conception of money has been damaged to a point where it's increasingly just a fictitious construct, rather than a means of transmitting value. Basically, money is now arbitrary number whose only purpose is to obtain an even larger arbitrary number at a later date. The way we treat currency is more and more decoupled from reality, and that's a pretty dangerous phenomenon. What's the evidence for this?

-insanely inflated valuations for startups that offer trivial services and no revenue

-a behemoth financial services industry that makes money off of money, while offering little tangible value

-businesses flocking to easy, safe investments that create little value

-devaluation of the labor that creates value




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