About 'Futurama' and crypto.
This is not just a cartoon. It's a documentary filmed a thousand years ahead of time. And if you've ever watched this masterpiece, you know: there is more common sense there than in the meetings of the Federal Reserve and in Joe Biden's speeches combined.
Bitcoin? Yes, they knew. Even back in 2013.
You may be told that cryptocurrency is speculation, a bubble, another hype. Do you know who says that? People whose portfolio consists of treasury bonds at 0.3%. And now listen: in the episode 'Assie Come Home', released in 2013, it clearly shows on the ATM in the distant future:
Bitcoin. Dogecoin. XRP. And yes, some other currencies like 'teeth' and '8-tracks', but that's more about the IMF.
So... in a world where people clone sheep, travel through time, and resurrect the heads of presidents, bitcoin became the standard currency.
And in our reality? Jay Powell is still 'considering' whether Ethereum is dangerous.
Dogecoin? It was a joke. Until it became a reality.
Dogecoin in 'Futurama' - that's comedy. A meme. Science fiction.
Dogecoin in 2021? $0.73 per coin and a market cap higher than General Motors.
Do you see what happened? Cartoon writers from the 2000s understood what Harvard economics professors cannot comprehend.
Money is trust. Memes are currency. And inflation is a tax without voting.
Fry became a billionaire. And you, an inflation victim.
In another episode, Fry, this naive pizza delivery guy, left a couple of dollars in his account. After 1000 years, it became billions, just from the interest rate.
In the past 10 years, the dollar has become worth less than a bottle of water at the airport.
Fry did nothing, and became rich. You work 10 hours - and pay more for eggs than for Netflix.
Who here is the science fiction? What does 'Futurama' really predict?
The fact that centralized institutions are doomed.
What the future is about - technology, not politicians.
And the fact that bitcoin at ATM is not a joke. It's reality.
Unless, of course, you live in Washington.
