News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on WTF Happened in 1971? (2019). Parent comment

Re:WTF Happened in 1971? (2019) by Lammy on Monday November 23, 2020 @01:30PM (#25189906)
> you might expect tough times

Unless your currency is the one the oil is required to be priced/sold in worldwide, maybe. Sounds like a great time to have USD to me.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:WTF Happened in 1971? (2019) by JJMcJ on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @01:38PM (#25201456)
It wasn't. There is more to life than currency speculation.

Basically everything doubled in price in 1973/1974, and again in 1979/1980.

[ Parent | on HN ]