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i know next to nothing about economics, because i like most people have never been taught ANYTHING on the subject. in the uk there are NO economics classes until it becomes an option at age 16. the government is introducing finance classes for all which IMO is an excellent idea.
you cannot opt out of this game, im sorry if you dont like that fact, but it is a fact. you cant retreat to nature and get out of the system. the answer is not to reject it because you are too confused, daunted and ignorant and fear being scammed, the answer is to think and do research.
there is NOTHING wrong with trying to better yourself in this way. none of us chose the system we live in. the bullshit myth of the free individual who coasts on his cultural capital and posturing is the biggest lie the entertainment industry ever sold us. people really need education on money management and understanding about how the system works, or else they are doomed to get scammed or left in the dark anyway.
most people i know dont get that its a zero sum game and that chanting this ideology to themselves about working harder and thinking more positively wont turn them into a celebrity. they are convinced that its entirely subjective, because all the figures in the media that they imagine are rich present this constructed lie convincing them of precisely that, because thats what they want and what sells.
there's nothing wrong with instrumental reason, in fact, i think at this point its more ethical than anything else. try using it on yourself and everyone you know! see if getting realistic in those terms about what people will actually do, how long they'll live and what the future will actually hold doesn't help you out more than any of the vacuous narcissism that's sold as the key to freedom.
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