Almost Bought a Course from an Economics & Finance Livestream

After listening to an economics and finance livestream, I almost paid for a membership — until I checked my wallet.

The author listened to an economics and finance livestream that was also selling courses and memberships. Despite knowing the sales pitch, the content hit a nerve and almost led to a 200+ yuan monthly subscription. This led to a reflection: in today's market, those who earn more than just a subsistence wage tend to have capital, connections, family wealth, good looks, or eloquence. The piece ends with skepticism toward the AI egalitarian narrative: what looks like opportunity for ordinary people may just turn them into sharecroppers under a new tool hierarchy.

Tonight I listened to an economics and finance livestream — the kind that sells courses and memberships. I almost signed up. I rarely pay attention to sales pitches, but this one hit the right nerve. For a moment I was seriously considering joining at 200-something yuan a month. Then I checked my wallet and thought better of it. Not there yet. 😭

But one thing they said was spot on: in today’s market, the people who actually earn more than just enough to get by tend to have one or more of these — capital, high cognition (a fancy degree plus knowing how to monetize it), connections above, family wealth below, good looks, or silver-tongued eloquence. 🤔

Some say AI gives ordinary people more opportunity — a great equalizer. But in the end, ordinary people just become sharecroppers under a new feudal system, working for the landlord, paying tribute on schedule. The GPU clusters and the electricity to run them don’t belong to ordinary people.

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