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"Finding himself with a single dollar bill early in 1923, von der Osten got hold of six friends and went to Berlin one evening determined to blow the lot; but early the next morning, long after dinner, and many nightclubs later, they still had change in their pockets."
Couldn't be me, unfortunately
— Jan 19, 2026 12:44AM
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Couldn't be me, unfortunately
Kat
is on page 134 of 290
"Firms concentrated upon selling large quantities of low-class goods to gratify the Germans’ need to get rid of all their paper money. The average citizen preferred to buy three pairs of indifferent leather boots to buying one good pair."
I feel like this might be happening to us. Instead of “late stage capitalism” which everyone talks about, we might consider that we’re experiencing “late stage fiat currency”
— Jan 19, 2026 12:30AM
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I feel like this might be happening to us. Instead of “late stage capitalism” which everyone talks about, we might consider that we’re experiencing “late stage fiat currency”






