johnchow.com — There are many ways to make money in this world. By far the most common is trading hours for dollar, also known as a job. Trading hours for the dollar is like the worst possible method of earning a living one can make. Here?s why.
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eicosSep 23, 2006
It’s nice that the author is able to write this fine article about how silly people are to work for a living. The world would work fine on pure arbitrage, right? Oh wait… people still have to work to build the computer the Chow is using, mine and produce the energy that runs it, and maintain the infrastructure that allows the whole shebang to operate. You can trade good A for good B, or make a killing in derivatives, but all it really comes down to is exploitation. Finance is important, but what makes the world go round is the back-breaking labor of the working people whom he so shamelessly derides.
cveluscSep 23, 2006
Straight from his "about" ( <a class="user" href="http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/about/">http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/about/</a> ) page: Consider yourself blessed to be reading his blog. Man's conceded. Don't need someone like him telling me how to live despite his apparent successes.
sneakerelphSep 23, 2006
man, screw this guy. he's basically saying "i don't understand why people work."yeah, hold on while i quit my job. where is my money going to come from?not everyone can be like paris hilton. this guy seems like a spoiled brat who doesn't know how the world works.
Closed AccountSep 23, 2006
This from the same guy (the author; John Chow) who suggests using a home equity loan to invest in the market...Ok, so you passed Econ 101. I'm glad for you.
aurynSep 23, 2006
He wrote a follow up to that post.<a class="user" href="http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/i-guess-i-touched-off-a-nerve/">http://www.johnchow.com/index.php/i-guess-i-touched-off-a-nerve/</a>
hmtksteveSep 23, 2006
There is an old joke in the game industry...How do you make a million dollars in the game industry?Start with two million dollars!
dhughesSep 28, 2006
The writer and "futurist" Arthur C. Clarke thinks money may be replaced by the Kilowatt hour. No more financial exchanges, everything is calculated in electrical energy.
ptrcd003Sep 30, 2006
@ evangelionthats brilliant. I've always wondered, if I get a job at say, Mcdonalds, and they pay me $7 an hour, can't I just get some kid to work for me, and pay him $5? Now, if I do that enough times, I'll have pretty much alot of money coming in, while I'm doing nothing.