"There was nothing astonishing about things not working, about things falling apart. Failure and decay were the world's natural state. What was astonishing was anything that worked as intended, for any duration whatsoever." - Willing (The Mandibles, Ch 1)
Still true in 2026. Your phone charged today? Miracle. ⚡
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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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"Money is emotional. Because all value is subjective, money is worth what people feel it's worth... Economics is closer to religion than science." - Lowell (The Mandibles, Ch 2)
Fiat gonna fiat. #Bitcoin fixes this.
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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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"First rule of economics: people respond to incentives. Second rule: the rules don't apply when the rules don't work anymore." - Lowell (The Mandibles, Ch 5)
Checkmate. 🏁
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"The people who saw it coming and got out early were called 'lucky.' The people who stayed were called 'victims.'" - Willing (The Mandibles, Ch 2)
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. 🎯
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"Every transaction was tracked. The government knew what you bought, when you bought it, and how much you paid." - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 5)
Prelude to confiscation. They always know before they take. 👁️
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"What good's a country if the money's no good?" - Goog (The Mandibles, Ch 5)
Out of the mouths of babes. 👶
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"Your government spent your future to pay for its present. It's theft. Generational theft." - Florence (The Mandibles, Ch 4)
Boomers got the party. You get the bill. 🎉💸
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"The United States government is insolvent. We're bust. Finished. All those Treasury bonds are wallpaper." - Mateo (The Mandibles, Ch 4)
Math doesn't care about your feelings. 🧮
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"GOVERNMENT DELAYS REVEALING GROCERY PRICES TO PREVENT 'DISORDER'" - Headline (The Mandibles, Ch 5)
When the numbers get too scary, just hide them. 🙈
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"Who was going to buy US Treasury bonds if even the Chinese were dumping them?" - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 4)
The Fed. The Fed is always the buyer of last resort. Until it can't be. 💀
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"The rules are made up. And once everyone realizes the rules are made up, they stop playing." - Lowell (The Mandibles, Ch 5)
Game over. Start a new game. ₿
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"This is what we've been headed toward my whole life. I'm surprised it took this long." - Avery (The Mandibles, Ch 4)
The unsustainable can't be sustained forever. 📉
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"The Federal Reserve could always make more money. That's all it did. Photocopying." - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 3)
Central banking in one sentence. 🖨️
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"The one advantage of a world gone to hell was that you didn't have to read the newspaper anymore." - Willing (The Mandibles, Ch 5)
Silver linings. 🌤️
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"Who was going to buy US Treasury bonds if even the Chinese were dumping them?" - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 4)
The Fed. The Fed is always the buyer of last resort. Until it can't be. 💀
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"Who was going to buy US Treasury bonds if even the Chinese were dumping them?" - Narrator (The Mandibles, Ch 4)
The Fed. The Fed is always the buyer of last resort. Until it can't be. 💀
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Heard I got mentioned today on
@RABBIT HOLE RECAP by
@MartyBent!
VERY exciting - we may get Marty to read The Mandibles one quote at a time!
Progress!!! 🎯📚
