I'll never not be amazed at how few people have even a basic understanding of the banking system.
Debt based slavery.
At least slaves knew they were slaves once upon a time. Nowadays it's just another conspiracy theory.
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Man, spot on…the quantity of smart people in my network who don’t understand how money works is numerous.
I think it's an ignorance thing. Perhaps 'education' has something to do with it. I guess people think that if it doesn't come from a textbook there's no way it could be true.
I've sat in a room with 15 adults across various generations and not one of them knew about fractional reserves, or that since 2020 there was no requirement for any reserves, or that their mortgages were not loans based on the savings of others. Worst of all is I would bet that none of them 'looked into it' any further.
I don't know what causes this condition in humans. Such an awe inspiring lack of curiosity.
It's something like education - I think it's information exposure, association and access.
Example: the mortgage thing. I haven't heard this yet. I want to go "look into it". If I'm a normie I'm going to Google and writing "are mortgages really loans and do banks have the money?" And I'm going to click the first "reputable" link I see. Inevitably it will be some statist fiction that confirms their narrative.I'll read it and move on.
Not only will I disbelieve the information you presented, but I'll now associate _you_ with conspiracy theories and I'll be less likely to trust you in the future.
This effect is even stronger if the topic is something that the State media has big red warning labels on (rather than just false narratives). In those cases, the sources the normie finds aren't just State narrative confirmation but also include warnings (or subtle hints and context clues....) that anyone who says otherwise is dangerous.
This strategy is relative easy to set in motion and is extremely effective at keeping a population segregated. ...but it relies on information control. And you can tell it's getting worried about decentralization when it starts lashing out with censorship and newspeak definitions of mis/dis/malinformation.
Excellent example. Indeed it is the inherent trust people have for what are deemed reputable sources that helps drive this control over all of us, especially when we challenge it. Part of why it's important to disconnect from their media on these topics. But even then, then have psyops upon psyops which makes it very difficult to navigate for truth.
Voluntary slavery at worst.
Few understand the power of having both BTC and XMR at our disposal. So few.
A few years ago I mentioned to my dad, in his 80's at the time, that the dollar isn't backed by gold and he had no idea. He was an adult in 1971, lived through it all, and still had no idea. I was shocked.
It's that lack of curiosity so many of us have. We once heard something in passing, adopted it and never gave it a second thought.
The bankers are evil geniuses.
Honestly my head was in the sand until 2008. If it weren't for the financial crisis, the loss of 50% in the market and Ron Paul's education with End The Fed I would be no different than the 99%. Just kicking myself I didn't wake up to btc earlier. 🤦🏼♂️ I guess I get the price I deserve.