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Originally Posted by eXchanger
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This talks about how we are lured in with great promises, then led down the garden path to our own demise. We fall for this every time (well, nearly every time). Here is how it works:
1. They hoard an item that we have become accustomed to but nobody knows they have it.
2. The item becomes scarce to the population and we look to them to get some for us.
3. The item magically appears out of no where. However if you want some you will have give something up. They will tell you what that is. It is always something precious but just a small amount (like our time on the earth in the form of tax). At the same time they promise us the item will remain cheap and plentiful. Later we grow to depend on the item (addiction) and the payment becomes quite burdensome. At the same time the item mysteriously becomes more and more scarce.
4. Finally we turn to them in desperation to get some for us and the cycle continues.