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We live in a capitalist society, not a labor-oriented society. The way to make big money is through capital - ie: purchasing property and then selling it for (h
by kelseyfrog 2mo ago
We live in a capitalist society, not a labor-oriented society. The way to make big money is through capital - ie: purchasing property and then selling it for (hopefully) profit.
Laboring in a capitalist economy is a loser's strategy because your capital is you body's ability to produce value and that has a maximum physical limit. Why participate in an economy using a strategy that has a natural upper bound? It makes no sense. You're not even playing the game poorly - you're not playing the game at all.
- Behemoth66 2mo agoDid it never occur to you how the vast majority of people acquire initial capital is via labor?
- kelseyfrog 2mo agoThe vast majority of lottery winners buy lottery tickets.
- dozerly 2mo agoThis is the logical end conclusion, but in reality, we live in a middle ground where plenty of people have and will live in a society where they can sell their labor for a perfectly content life.
- thrance 2mo agoThis is becoming less and less true by the day. Salaries are dwindling while the stock market is roaring, and it's already the case that speculation brings more income in this country than work. It's not sustainable, capitalist societies always degenerate into a society of owners who get the majority of the wealth while workers get scraps. This is what's to blame for the social unrest the West is experimenting.
- wasfgwp 2mo agoA healthy and successful society can’t exist in combination with a winner takes all (or strongly leaning towards it) economic system. While the pie is growing due to increasing productivity for the most part it’s still zero sum.