you pay more and more, get less and less, because the money you use is nothing but worthless magic paper -- it's not a currency, it's a commodity whose supply is controlled by a private hand. it stands in for nothing and is backed by nothing, well, nothing but the susceptibility and malleability of the human mind. in spite of not even being phsysically printed or digitially generated anymore, only assumed to exist in the past (debt), the present (credit) and the future (interest) in whatever quantities necessary to incentivize, motiviate and outright control your behaviour, it is subject to supply and demand. the only operational cost associated with it is the propaganda necessary to maintain the make-believe. while you trade your lifetime, sweat, blood and tears for worthless magic paper and pay interest with your dignity, the people who provide it to you are still bartering with tangible goods, services and above all influence, just like they did centuries ago. that's why criminals such as child sex-traffickers don't care about monetary compensation or any particular flavor of money used (e.g. "cryptocurrency" which is fiat 2.0 valued in fiat 1.0), and why these industries have survived every conceivable crisis.  (cont.)
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