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		lkrubner on March 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is money, anyway? > It's kind of amazing to think that the system that underpins an awful lot of human activity is a collective delusion. This could apply to religion, politics, nation hood, loyalty, or money. A few other things as well. Arguably, sexual monogamy. And marriage. Also, all mass panics and hysterias. I could go on.

heresie-dabord on March 28, 2022 [–]

It's interesting to reflect that these human delusions are all masks and costumes for power structures to exist.

How about sub-cultures in programming and technology?

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