Here’s part of a comment, from Curious Capitalist regular Yagdyu, that deserves wider distribution:
Most bloggers and blog commentors are either rich people or are friends and family to rich people. Our access to millions and millions of dollars allow[s] us to waste time on the internet giving baseless opinions on issues that affect less fortunate people. We then use this data to manufacture and market products to those same people.
My “I ♥ (heart, for those browsers that can’t handle my coding) Dutch pensions” t-shirts will be available for sale any day now.