the number of people who think fiat inflation is a mysterious thing that just happens, and not an intentional method used by governments to finance their debt, is really astonishing.
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"For some reason everything seems so expensive nowadays"
People still think dollars are backed faith (gone) & credit (nuked). Some still think it's backed by gold (they have none themselves though 🤷♂️).
People think inflation means rise, not expansion; that balloons were misusing the word.
People think cash, like a cache, holds value, rather than losing value.
Brainwashing is fucking intense!