I do in fact not have money in index funds, or any other Wall Street related investment. And I try not to support social structures I find abhorrent, occasionally as relatively significant personal cost.
However its my position that attacking the status quo is necessary, although what you suggest is also necessary. I don't think its a one or the other thing.
I think that one of the core problems is that too much people watch TV to inform themselves of what's important and have money where it empowers the SAP 500 companies.
Going around and arguing at parties that the other people who attend should stop watching TV and invest their money outside of the mainstream isn't what most people imagine when they speak about attacking the status quo.
I think the core issue is moving from a spectator who watches TV and who hopes that the index fund over which he has no control will do well to moving to being an actor. To t...
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