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"If everyone put money into a savings account, then stopped working, they'd all starve."

And if everyone doesn't do that, there is a very good chance you can withdraw your money and buy some pork and beans.

Which is the point about leaky abstractions. Unless you believe there is a significant chance your scenario will play out, the distinction isn't very meaningful.



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