I'm often surprised by how many people still think the dollar is backed by gold

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right. i run into that alot

Yup, not since Nixon industrialized the farming industry and fucked off the gold standard

Wait.... people still think that?

I argued with a relative about this for over an hour. I was so dumbfounded that I didn’t even know where to find him the proof. Eventually I found a government page to show him and he just said that the page is lying lol

The video of Nixon making the announcement would be my first go to.

Afterwards I would ask them to go to a bank and ask for a $100 bill to be converted into gold.

See how they respond. Might be a fun idea for a youtube video nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz

Why wives tales and urban legends are so hard to work through.

Most people still not give any thought to anything for any reason.

Just existing for food and entertainment.