{"id":47834445,"user":"simianwords","time":1776693472,"time_ago":"6 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

Why can't I collect on it?","comments":[{"id":47834600,"user":"ceejayoz","time":1776694090,"time_ago":"5 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

Betting on systemic collapse of society has a challenge at the winnings collection point.

"Here's your trillion dollars. Go buy a slice of bread. Ooops… half slice. Well, quarter."","comments":[{"id":47834625,"user":"simianwords","time":1776694195,"time_ago":"5 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

huh? he can just short the companies he's so concerned about","comments":[{"id":47834666,"user":"vrganj","time":1776694406,"time_ago":"5 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

What good is that if the entire socioeconomic system collapses?","comments":[{"id":47834681,"user":"simianwords","time":1776694455,"time_ago":"5 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

by shorting he can make money and give it back?","comments":[{"id":47836739,"user":"ceejayoz","time":1776702899,"time_ago":"3 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

Yeah, except the money you made is now worthless.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_one_hundred_trillio...","comments":[{"id":47837509,"user":"simianwords","time":1776705566,"time_ago":"2 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

That’s not what would happen if he shorts it. It would be like 2008 recession where people did make money.

In fact shorting is the moral thing to do now because it nudges towards bankruptcy faster","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":5,"url":"item?id=47837509"}],"comments_count":1,"level":4,"url":"item?id=47836739"}],"comments_count":2,"level":3,"url":"item?id=47834681"}],"comments_count":3,"level":2,"url":"item?id=47834666"}],"comments_count":4,"level":1,"url":"item?id=47834625"}],"comments_count":5,"level":0,"url":"item?id=47834600"}],"comments_count":6,"url":"item?id=47834445"}

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