01-09-2022, 06:49 AM
Humans have always been weak for get-rich-quick nonsense, but it feels especially rampant now. Maybe it is the logical end of American-style capitalism.
Doubt it's the end. Just a characteristic - and not sure if it's just capitalism though I think we are more conditioned to think in terms of wealth when it comes to success.
Look at the 1840's Gold Rush, same in Alaska a few decades later. There have always been some folks willing to try it. Different these days of course - back then you had to bust your back and there was a good chance of getting dead. These days if you put all your cash into some obscure crypto you just go broke and if you're broke enough the government will help you out. Or you could grow hemp instead of corn and wonder what the hell happened when the market collapses.
Doubt it's the end. Just a characteristic - and not sure if it's just capitalism though I think we are more conditioned to think in terms of wealth when it comes to success.
Look at the 1840's Gold Rush, same in Alaska a few decades later. There have always been some folks willing to try it. Different these days of course - back then you had to bust your back and there was a good chance of getting dead. These days if you put all your cash into some obscure crypto you just go broke and if you're broke enough the government will help you out. Or you could grow hemp instead of corn and wonder what the hell happened when the market collapses.