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Why are the ones being harvested often the poor?
Yesterday, while on the toilet, I suddenly realized a question: what is the greatest wealth of the rich and powerful in this world?
Is it cash? Is it bank deposits? No.
Because money can be printed and is essentially worthless; for instance, Zimbabwean currency. As long as you are happy, you can add a few zeros to the currency, and everyone can be a billionaire, yet still live in poverty.
So why is everyone so interested in money?
Because money can buy food, drinks, entertainment, and necessities. It can pay people to give you massages, haircuts, deliver packages, bring takeout to your door, dance for you, sing for you, tell jokes to make you happy... and all of these require people to do them:
Is it cash? Is it bank deposits? No.
Because money can be printed and is essentially worthless; for instance, Zimbabwean currency. As long as you are happy, you can add a few zeros to the currency, and everyone can be a billionaire, yet still live in poverty.
So why is everyone so interested in money?
Because money can buy food, drinks, entertainment, and necessities. It can pay people to give you massages, haircuts, deliver packages, bring takeout to your door, dance for you, sing for you, tell jokes to make you happy... and all of these require people to do them:
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