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This is worth a read if only because of the clear introductory explanation of the market clearing mechanism.

However, it’s not a profit maximizing algo that will make you rich (not that there’s anything wrong with that).

Will it make me better off?

Reading more about things you haven't read about before will increase your total knowledge and therefore make you better off in a holistic sense, yes. In a purely monetary sense, no it will probably not have any effect on your life.

Knowledge is not infinitely accretive

I was making the gamble that people who compulsively ask "Will it make me better off?" without having read the article are not yet at the point where they've hit the diminishing returns on additional knowledge.

Your statement is correct though, username checks out as well.

Why not..? Asking because the explanation might end up helping me and also cure folks' HN addictions :D

This video has a segment on knowledge which I found very interesting https://youtu.be/vtIzMaLkCaM

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