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Your comment reminded me of this excellent post, best read with its fun accompanying illustrations, "How Money Forever Changed Us":

https://moretothat.com/how-money-forever-changed-us/

Specifically, the discussion of the "pogs" craze in elementary schools in the US in the 90s. "Basically, a nice little gambling ring was growing amongst us starry-eyed 2nd graders."

The OP would certainly read differently if he wrote, "How I won $50K in 3 days with NFTs", rather than saying how he "made" $50K.

Also the Gordon Gekko quote from "Wall Street":

"Money itself isn’t lost or made, it’s simply transferred –- from one perception to another. ... I create nothing. I own."[1]

[1]: https://amontalenti.com/2011/12/16/wall-street-the-movie-25-...

The OP would certainly read differently if he wrote, "How I won $50K in 3 days with NFTs", rather than saying how he "made" $50K.

Well said

Money itself isn’t lost or made, it’s simply transferred –- from one perception to another. ... I create nothing. I own

That’s profound, thanks for the link

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