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Re:Ask HN: Given that I am a Software Engineer, how could I ... by ekr on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:09AM (#20635396)
> Our broken monetary system that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. But then again theres enough crypto currencies in the world.

The monetary system itself is fine as an exchange medium (apart from it being controller by non-neutral, corruptible actors, i.e. the state). It's the distribution of resources that's the problem, and that's a policy issue.

Re:Ask HN: Given that I am a Software Engineer, how could I ... by dangerface on Thursday August 08, 2019 @09:42AM (#20644453)
True but the people that hold the resources usually hold the political power with it.

I think it's easier to fix the monetary system than to fix the political one.