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β€œRepeat after me: There is no list.” image
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Inflation is not β€˜prices’ going up, it’s the purchasing power of the currency going down. Imagine a 12 inch ruler that shrinks by 1/8 inch each year. Over time you need more rulers to cover the same distance. image
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Back in the β€˜90s we used to have our own local currency called seed. We could use bitcoin right now as a local currency and keep value within our community. β‚Ώitcoin Mendocino image
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The bitcoin exchange rate on 4th of July πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 2025: $109,433 2024: $58,659 2023: $31,051 2022: $19,750 2021: $34,973 2020: $9,084 2019: $11,764 2018: $6,579 2017: $2,598 2016: $670 2015: $257 2014: $637 2013: $77 2012: $7 2011: $15 2010: $0.01 2009: $0 image
What if you discovered you're an NPC living in a financial simulation, working daily for a currency printed into existence by governments and forced to pay taxes with it? Wouldn't you want to escape? image