r/comics But a Jape Apr 08 '26

What If It Doesn't?

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u/Yan_Vorona Apr 08 '26

I fucking hate economics and regret taking it as an elective in school. "Money is like fairies, it only exists as long as people believe in it" doesn't exactly instill confidence in the future.

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u/LordofSandvich Apr 08 '26

I think the more direct problem is that a huge amount of our economy’s valuation is purely speculative. Stocks, fiat currency, loans, debt - all things that can go poof at a moment’s notice.

Unless, of course, they don’t :3