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Not Jiang’s formal term, but the pattern in which existing wealth makes a person willing to trade freedom for eternal preservation of that wealth.
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sunk immortality bargain
Not Jiang’s formal term, but the pattern in which existing wealth makes a person willing to trade freedom for eternal preservation of that wealth.
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"that this is a material realm, and then once we die, we go off to the spiritual realm. Guess what, guys? You can't take..."
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"We'd be like, no. Why? Why would we want that? You know? Like, to have a billion dollars, but then be a slave for..."
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"My second prediction is there will be a grand bargain between the United States and China. What does that mean? It means that people..."
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"...had bad hair, uneven hair. My mom bought me clothes from bargain outlets. So they were crappy clothes. They weren't Nike or Adidas that..."
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"...crusade, you will be saved, all right? So he makes this bargain with the people of Europe. And as you can imagine, there's a..."
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Bronze begins as a weapon, becomes status, hardens into currency, and then teaches the world the dangerous rhythm of capital: rapid growth, total interconnection, elite consolidation, and sudden collapse.
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