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Re:u/DeepFuckingValue and the GameStop Reddit mania by bawolff on Friday January 29, 2021 @09:52PM (#25965548)
Money tricks on wall street do have effects on the real world, some of which are positive.
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Re:u/DeepFuckingValue and the GameStop Reddit mania by __MatrixMan__ on Friday January 29, 2021 @11:43PM (#25966164)
Sure, occasionally.

But I think that the most common side effect is an increase in class stratification--which I'd argue undermines the political stability of the future that you're hoping to retire into.

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Re:u/DeepFuckingValue and the GameStop Reddit mania by evilturnip on Friday January 29, 2021 @10:32PM (#25965735)
Almost everything has a cost and benefit. Point is to tilt more toward benefit.
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