If time is money, then why doesn't money endure time? Why do currencies decay? Forcing us to spend more dollars today for what cost less just yesterday. Trapped on the treadmill chasing more paper, failing to notice that it is our "purchasing power" slipping away. We think more currency is the cure, missing that it is mostly the disease. Is it this hard to step back from this ledge? To just open our eyes to reality. The fait accompli of fiat.
Scribe - 2026/10/13
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