This post by Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) makes an important point: the wealthy ("the Epstein class") benefit from economic crashes, because, when ordinary people are in debt and distress, they are the only ones with the cash to scoop up their assets for pennies on the dollar.
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Alberto Cottica
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2026-02-10 08:54:15 UTC
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