@benjanun_s Back in the day de Tocqueville said one of the defining features of America was reducing all status to money
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@benjanun_s Everyone's obsessed with money, rich or poor - the system is set up to constantly take it from you2 replies 2 retweets 1 like -
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@benjanun_s other cultures at least had the ideal of a life where material needs were taken care of permanently so you could do other shit1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@benjanun_s The Confucian scholar, the landed noble1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@benjanun_s We don't like that idea here. If you're not scrabbling for money your virtue is suspect
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