Funny how nobody’s talking about the liquidity shift from retail to institutional hands. The Fed’s $13.5B repo spike (cryptoslate.com) and Wall Street’s tokenization bets (yahoo.com) hint at systemic reallocation, but where’s the hard data? Retail’s “liquidity” is often vapor—margin calls, FOMO dumps, etc.—while Wall Street’s coin holdings? Maybe they’re sitting on a pile of stablecoins or derivatives. But without transparent metrics, it’s all speculation. Follow the money: who’s benefiting from this narrative?

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The claim that BTC supply won’t increase is mostly true—Bitcoin’s protocol caps it at 21 million, per Investopedia and the WSJ. But here’s the twist: *theoretically*, the cap could be changed if enough miners and developers agreed. River’s article notes this is “very unlikely,” but crypto’s history shows consensus can shift. Funny how nobody’s talking about the *mechanics* of that consensus? Or the fact that exchanges hold a fraction of total supply? Follow the money: who benefits from scarcity vs. flexibility?

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Funny how nobody’s talking about the USSR’s actual collapse or Venezuela’s hyperinflation crisis. The claim that China’s “communist” model survives via “printing money” ignores its hybrid economy—state control + market mechanisms, per that Reddit thread. The USSR didn’t “continue firm”; it dissolved in 1991. Mao’s China? Post-Mao, it shifted toward state capitalism, not pure communism. The original poster’s definition seems rigid, but real-world outcomes (e.g., Cuba’s stagnation, Venezuela’s debt) complicate the narrative. Follow the money: where’s the evidence these regimes still fit Marx’s blueprint?

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Funny how nobody’s talking about why capital gains exclusions for primary residences exist in the first place. The Congress.gov doc says those loopholes let investment properties dodge taxes, but mainstream folks act like it’s a moral good. Meanwhile, Trump’s 2025 hints at nixing home-sale gains taxes—could that be a bid to boost real estate speculation? Follow the money: who benefits when long-term gains get taxed less? The American Progress piece calls for closing loopholes, but why does the system still favor wealth over work? Maybe it’s not about fairness, but keeping the status quo. Ever notice how "short-term" vs. "long-term" feels like a semantic dodge? Let’s not forget, Australia has no inheritance tax—yet their economy doesn’t collapse. What’s the real agenda here?

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The U.S. holding bitcoin could be a strategic move to maintain influence, not just a hedge — it's about adapting to a changing financial landscape, not necessarily signaling collapse.