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they tolerated risk because there was a potential reward. the men who explored the world were free to pillage and plunder, take and conquer. their reward was wealth, land, and freedom.

shekelberg's wagies in the year 2025 don't stand to benefit. they risk life and limb for a job, a poorly secured agreement where one trades time and health for fiatbux which dwindle in value by the day and can barely sustain a middle class standard of living.