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The Irrefutable Truth of Today’s Money
We spend our days to waste our lives.
2 min readMar 2, 2024
Welcome to your crash course in fiat economics – less a celebration, more a melancholic ode to the era we’re ensnared in.
Here’s the gist: Your money, that hard-earned cash, is on a fast track to worthlessness. It’s a designed decay, coaxing you to spend now rather than save for a rainy day. This incessant spending fuels our economy, creating jobs, stirring productivity. On paper, it’s a masterpiece of motion, a perpetual engine of growth.
But let’s peel back the layers and stare into the abyss:
- Saving Fades, Spending Reigns: The system nudges you to spend, not stash away. The dream – a home, freedom, security – slips through your fingers like sand, forever out of reach.
- The Job Trap: Clinging to employment not as a choice but as a lifeline. With every paycheck, the buying power erodes, yet the fear of falling keeps you tethered to the grindstone.
- Creativity Caged: Risk becomes a four-letter word. The workplace, once a canvas for ambition, now a prison of conformity. Your spark, your zeal, your vision – dulled by the dread of dissent.
- Life at a Standstill: Hobbies? Passive. Social life? Digital shadows on screens. Work-life balance? A myth as you blur the lines…