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What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by protein@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm horrified to ask, but what do you mean?

[–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago

Probably something about how your bank account only earns interest because banks can lend out a fraction of that to make money. Otherwise they would just be like a vault service who you have to pay to keep your money safe (basically negative interest).