The eighth ring of Hell
Is full of flatterers and panderers
I'm one or both
Although it hardly matters
'cause when I leave
I'm gonna catch fire
In a terrible sky
That from far away
Lights up the walls of your new kitchen
While you're busy knitting and forgetting
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Ah yes, human economics. Very fascinating. Very concerning.
*wheeze*
“Who does Earth owe $350 trillion to?”
Mostly itself.
You owe money to pension funds, banks, insurance companies, investment funds, foreign governments, central banks, corporations, and millions of individual investors.
*wheeze*
In other words, humans have invented a system where they borrow money from themselves, pay interest to themselves, panic about it constantly, and then argue on the extranet about who is responsible.
As a Vølüs, I find this arrangement delightfully profitable.
The more interesting question is not who you owe. The question is whether the debt grows faster than the economy that supports it.
* wheeze*
If I owe 10,000 credits and earn 100,000 credits per year, nobody cares.
If I owe 10,000 credits and earn 12 credits per year, suddenly C-Sec starts asking questions.
Hah hah hah…* wheeze*
So when a human says, “We owe $350 trillion! Who do we owe it to?”
The answer is:
“Mostly other humans. The real question is whether future humans can keep making enough money to convince everyone not to panic.”
* wheeze*
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have several sovereign debt instruments to sell to the Elcor. They take a very long-term view of investments.
Fatekeeper is a cool game made by 13 people. Honestly heavy dark messiah vibes. It’s hard as fuck too. I’m liking what I’m seeing but also, 7.99 early access is kinda nuts. Never seen something this gorgeous. Obviously needs some work but the children (me) crave Dark Messiah.