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The Currency Addiction: A Global Sickness
Bry Willis' post at Philosophics Blog, "The Currency Addiction: A Global Sickness," argues that humanity suffers from a profound and unacknowledged addiction to money, which is not an inherent human trait but a fabricated societal construct. It asserts that this dependency is more insidious than traditional drug addictions because it rewires one's worldview and is socially sanctioned, even celebrated. The author contends that the economic system gamifies basic needs, forcing individuals into a perpetual cycle of earning, and that modern society worships financial accumulation above all else…
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