alt Hacker News> You can dress it to as having a social purpose, but that's not why most people do it - they want the numbers to go up.
Too cynical. This disqualifies basically anything you can do with money. If you put it in a bank to get interest you are solidly into the not-gambling end of the scale. And I don't think an index fund is that much more to the gambling side.
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hgomersall • today at 7:24 AM
Not really. The question is are you working for your money or are you hoping the money will provide free rent for you. If the latter, you're gambling. The only reason it's relatively risk free is because the system has been thoroughly stitched up in favour of the rent seekers.
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> If you put it in a bank to get interest you are solidly into the not-gambling end of the scale
Isn't that a bet that your government won't devalue your currency fast enough?