Basically true but capitalist societies take the stick approach where if you don’t invest all your money into the perpetuation of the machine your savings will be eaten away by state-mandated inflation and your elder years will be hell. It really is that explicit, ask any economist why a (relatively small) rate of inflation is good and they will tell you it is to incentivize investing money instead of letting it sit.
Basically true but capitalist societies take the stick approach where if you don’t invest all your money into the perpetuation of the machine your savings will be eaten away by state-mandated inflation and your elder years will be hell. It really is that explicit, ask any economist why a (relatively small) rate of inflation is good and they will tell you it is to incentivize investing money instead of letting it sit.