Morlock Elloi on Fri, 26 Apr 2019 02:15:37 +0200 (CEST)


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Re: <nettime> Tom Hodgkinson: What do they do with all that money? (The Idler)


It's an easy answer, just imagine that you've been asked by someone from one of the several African nations with GDP less than $800/year, effectively living from $5 a week: How can you possibly spend $200/week? (for EU dole recipients.)

Once you get beyond bare basics to keep a humanoid alive for its natural life span (30-35 years), everything is artificial luxury and manufactured need. Differentiating between $200 and $500,000 a week is frivolous.



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