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It feels like the problem is tied to our understanding of what's important as a society. We agree more or less that money represents value, even if people say i
by errantspark 5y ago
It feels like the problem is tied to our understanding of what's important as a society. We agree more or less that money represents value, even if people say it doesn't their actions say they it does. I think the more we double down on this as gospel the further our manufactured/perceived reality can move away from the underlying truth of the world. Money only represents short term value well. I think at some point the tension there will be too much for the fiction to hold and the fault line will have to fall back into equilibrium. It would probably be best if we were to do it gently.
- lostdog 5y agoMoney represents immediate value, and basic science is long term value, and it's very difficult to get money to jump that temporal gap.