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Money as a fictional construct is one of the premises set out by Yuval Noah Harari in sapiens. It and other fictions like the law and religion help humans to enjoy a greater level of cooperation than any other species. It's great that we can do this, but it's also good to be aware of it.

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Oct 6·edited Oct 8Author

That’s precisely why I wrote this! Read Sapiens a few months back. Amazing book.

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Haha that must be why it reminded me of it! I loved it too, and Homo Deus. Planning to check out Nexus soon.

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This is 🧑‍🍳💋

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Thanks!

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Sep 5Liked by Jacob B

I really enjoyed this article J, for me I’ve always been a low income earner but was fortunate enough to take control of my pension from my former employer when they laid me off, additionally I had a severance package that allowed me a lump sum to invest. I’m ahead of the game as far as being over the magic 100k so I can leisurely invest along the way. My goal is financial independence. I will work til I’m at least 65-70. Unless my compounding surprises me before then. Keep up the good work here.

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That’s awesome Shayne, I’m glad things are going well for you. Thanks for the kind words.

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