So like... maybe what my dad was trying to say with “I don’t want you to struggle like me” is, “I don’t want you to feel low-status like me”, in which case I have already succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. But I don’t think he sees it
yet, anyway. Asian parents need proof
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I think what I’m circling around to is... my experiences with lots of different people have taught me that there’s something unjust about the way money is distributed. (Just observing my own feelings; I’m not advocating for redistribution or anything. Just trying to understand)
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And I think maybe the secret is buried in the phrase “money is debt”, which is an idea I’ve encountered several times but I’ve never quite properly investigated
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Before I get down to reading the Graeber book I think it’s interesting to just reflect and riff on the idea. Money is debt. Money is a promise. Money is a piece of paper representing the promises people have made each other We pay each other with other people’s promises
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It all makes sense nowhttps://twitter.com/thefaceberg/status/1067267214879780864?s=21 …
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This is part of what I’m talking about. Why do the money gods smile on some and not others? I want to understand. It’s an elaborate game of status and intriguehttps://twitter.com/patio11/status/1067515893335257088?s=21 …
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Patrick McKenzie @patio11The OSS community has yet to come to grips with “Companies with $50 million in the bank send an incredible volume of support requests to people who are worried about making their $600 rent, and the community and culture in OSS makes this feel normal.” https://twitter.com/devonzuegel/status/1067497894394028032 …Show this thread3 replies 0 retweets 8 likesShow this thread -
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I would love to read a book or thread about “the physics of money”, just full of anecdotes like thishttps://twitter.com/patio11/status/1067699966066405376?s=21 …
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Hahaha just found an old photo of a photocopy of an old news article about my dad in the 1980spic.twitter.com/9gaQAbZgNm
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Fermat's Library @fermatslibraryPAPER Shelling Out: The Origins of Money by@NickSzabo4 This paper discusses the origins of money and the impact it has had in shaping human society as we know it today. It's a very interesting read, read on here: http://fermatslibrary.com/s/shelling-out-the-origins-of-money … pic.twitter.com/yhmFKXeeTO3 replies 0 retweets 5 likesShow this thread
one of my favorite essays of all time
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