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Then why didn't slave owners sell all their slaves and put the money in savings accounts?
by chadgpt3 5mo ago
Then why didn't slave owners sell all their slaves and put the money in savings accounts?
- tonfreed 5mo agoI think you're missing the point OP was making. He's saying it's profitable but not optimal, those who recognised that quickly outstripped the slave owners in wealth. I could ask you about your spending habits and why you don't pump all your money into an S&P 500 ETF, but that's ignoring time and consumption preferences you have, as well as perceived opportunity cost. It's not a useful observation to make at an individual level.