• hector@lemmy.today
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    10 hours ago

    Hyping and pumping companies and stocks is the attribute our economy prizes above all else.

    Look at musk, what a genius the investors gush. It does not matter if it is dishonest, if the intrinsic value is way below what is thought. They only care what people think, not what is.

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      7 hours ago

      The essence of hollow idealism. False promises from malicious prophets in search of profits. “A shrewd businessman” we’re expected to call them, but the veneer wears thin.