Here is another story #FutureTarding
In a quiet village, a slick-talking businessman arrived with shiny shoes and a big smile. š
He stood in the village square and shouted:š„±
āInvest in chickens today, and youāll be rich tomorrow!āš
He explained:
āEach chicken lays golden eggs⦠not literally, but their value goes up every day. Buy now at $10 per chicken, and in a week, Iāll buy them back for $20!ā
People were skeptical. But then, he made a few villagers rich ā just as promised.
Word spread. Everyone rushed to buy chickens. Prices soared ā $20⦠$40⦠$80! Some people sold their cows to buy more chickens.
Then came the twist.
The businessman declared:
āIām opening a chicken futures market! You donāt even need real chickens. Just buy paper claiming you own chickens, and trade it!ā
Soon, the villagers werenāt raising chickens. They were swapping chicken papers, yelling prices at each other, and checking "the coop index" every hour.
Then one morning⦠he was gone.
The coop was empty. No chickens, no eggs ā not even feathers. Just paper promises and confused villagers.
One old lady looked around and sighed:
āI shouldāve just kept my cow.ā