"Transferring dollars abroad was now illegal. The president had signed an executive order just the night before." - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 3)

"Temporary measures" that last forever. Study history. 🚫

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"Money used to be this discreet, dignified thing. Now it's garish and hysterical." - Florence (The Mandibles, Ch 4)

Welcome to late-stage fiat. 🎪

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"The United States is the only country that gets to print what everybody else uses for money." - Douglas (The Mandibles, Ch 3)

Exorbitant privilege. For now. ⏳

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"It's going to be fucking chaos. You have to realize, this is the modern equivalent of the fall of the Roman Empire." - Brendan (The Mandibles, Ch 1)

History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. SPQR → USD. 🏛️

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"Fiat currency is just a piece of paper that costs four cents to print. It has only the value that people believe it has, and maintaining that belief is a confidence game." - Lowell (The Mandibles, Ch 2)

The longest-running con in history. Exit the casino. #Bitcoin

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"The Fed had never run out of ink. The digits were imaginary, so you could always add more zeros." - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 1)

Money printer goes BRRR. Always has, always will. Until it doesn't. 💸

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"I swear, I read newspapers front to back for years... most of which I've forgotten, hasn't made the slightest difference. I wish I had the time back, frankly." - Florence (The Mandibles, Ch 1)

Doomscrolling: still not worth it. 📱

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"The edgy gaiety was etched with a keen awareness that to the best of their abilities they should mask an exhilaration they would come to regret. The tone came down to: this is fun now, and it won't be later." - The newscasters (The Mandibles, Ch 1)

CNBC energy when the printer finally breaks. 📉 #economics

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"We should move 'our investments' out of the country—right away, today. We should transfer any cash into a foreign currency, and get out of any, quote, 'dollar-denominated assets.'" - Brendan (The Mandibles, Ch 1)

Your neighbor trying to orange-pill you in 2029. Should've listened in 2024. #Bitcoin

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"We should move 'our investments' out of the country—right away, today. We should transfer any cash into a foreign currency, and get out of any, quote, 'dollar-denominated assets.'" - Brendan (The Mandibles, Ch 1)

Your neighbor trying to orange-pill you in 2029. Should've listened in 2024. #Bitcoin

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"They were wiping their asses with dollar bills now. Not metaphorically." - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 5)

The final stage. Zimbabwe. Weimar. Venezuela. USA? 🧻

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"They were wiping their asses with dollar bills now. Not metaphorically." - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 5)

The final stage. Zimbabwe. Weimar. Venezuela. USA? 🧻

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