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  • Alienation from other people and thinking they are not worth the bother is a relatively sure sign of depression.

    I am not saying its only a you problem, and people around you are probably depressed as well, but I think it’s worth viewing your interactions with other people through that self-reflective lense some time.




  • You realise that the government can (and does) just make new money? There is no need for the government to borrow any money (but it does it anyways for other more complex reasons). And if done in moderation the resulting inflation is in effect identical to taxes, except that it automatically “taxes” the rich more and incurages further investments.

    And with sufficient inflation, businesses will have no problem to attract investments as people will want to have investments that retain their value, no interest needed.

    Similarly, investing money in houses is sound business when inflation is relatively high, both individually and for housing companies.

    But the real problem is anyways not basic interest, but compound interest that forces the borrower to repay the lend amount many times over and still be in debt afterwards.








  • The composers are usually not the musicians though when it comes to classical music, especially since most of the composers are already dead 🤪

    But just imagine a Beatles cover band becoming more famous than the Beatles themselves. Something like is common when it comes to orchestras that play classical music though.

    Sure, there is some personality cult around famous conductors and so on, but that is really more comparable to DJs that remix but do not compose their own electronic music.