In 1945 the slinky made its debut. They sold for $1 a piece within 2 years they had sold 100 million.
Adjusted for inflation thats about $1.43 Billion dollars worth of slinky sales.
What does this say about the relationships between our modern economy and our grandparents's
@bbx_official@scottmelker No, the tariffs have been fumbled pretty bad. They incentivize running supply chains outside the U.S. and push other nations to shrink reliance on U.S. trade
Even China can struggle to compete with some developing countries on manufacturing costs.
@sunny051488 Bitcoin is a pain/risky to use and requires education to onboard new people.
You can't send printed dollars...
Money is money.
Gold and Silver are cool too.
@ZssBecker EVERYTHING ONLY GO UP!
And when things dont go UP its only because they are getting ready to go UP even more, more than ever and for the very last time.
Steal stuff from your family, pawn it and buy alts. They'll thank you when you buy them a lambo.