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It felt a bit less obscure once I figured the relationship to "pecuniary". Penniless!
by ac42 5y ago
It felt a bit less obscure once I figured the relationship to "pecuniary".
Penniless!
- pwdisswordfish0 5y agoNot having read the article, only the comment, my first thought was “unprofitable”. I’m sure context would have made it clear, but I was still kind of shocked how far off I was.
- capableweb 5y ago> but I was still kind of shocked how far off I was Far off in etymology maybe but in the grand scheme of things / abstractly, not that far off. Being poor is probably the most unprofitable state you can be in today's society, being poor costs a lot more than having lots of money.
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