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I still fail to understand how we've organised society so that the losers of a particular game don't eat. It's virtually decoupled from helping other people wit
by wizzwizz4 5y ago
I still fail to understand how we've organised society so that the losers of a particular game don't eat. It's virtually decoupled from helping other people with stuff (which is what the economy purports to represent); you have old money, and nth-generation new money, and people working two jobs to afford rent.
“Invest” in the stock market in X way, and you can stop working earlier – that is, if you had enough savings to do so.
- jdlshore 5y agoYou've presented a false dichotomy. There's a lot of room between "get rich" and "don't eat." I'd wager that most software developers fit very comfortably between the two. I agree with GP's dislike of Graham's emphasis on getting rich. There's more to life.
- wizzwizz4 5y agoIt's not a dichotomy; there are plenty of people who are doing okay. But there are definitely winners, and definitely losers, and it's a game for some and survival for others.