Squorlple@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-211 months agoThis is basically what drives the economylemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1570
arrow-up1564imageThis is basically what drives the economylemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-211 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareson_named_bort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·11 months agoGets $25 gift card Regifts it to friend Friend regifts it to another friend That friend gives it to me Gets $25 gift card Regifts it to friend and so forth So yeah, we’re basically keeping the economy afloat.
minus-squarelemmington_steele@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agosorry, I’m a little slow today. how is this seemingly keeping the economy afloat?
minus-squareTheHarpyEagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoMovement of money = economy Gift cards are just fancy plastic money Ergo, OP is doing God’s the invisible hand’s work. Source: I am not an economist
Gets $25 gift card
Regifts it to friend
Friend regifts it to another friend
That friend gives it to me
Gets $25 gift card
Regifts it to friend and so forth
So yeah, we’re basically keeping the economy afloat.
sorry, I’m a little slow today. how is this seemingly keeping the economy afloat?
Movement of money = economy
Gift cards are just fancy plastic money
Ergo, OP is doing
God’sthe invisible hand’s work.Source: I am not an economist