Re:Ask HN: What could Trump / Musk gain from inspecting Fort...
by jfengel on Monday February 24, 2025 @04:04PM
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From a small inspection... I suppose not. You go there, you see some big piles of gold, you weigh a few random bricks to be sure, and then you give a thumbs up.
Or you can send in vast hordes of inspectors, continually hounding everybody in the vicinity, and tout every single thing you don't understand as if it's evidence of a vast conspiracy. You can confuse the situation, crash the dollar, and profit.
Or you can send in vast hordes of inspectors, continually hounding everybody in the vicinity, and tout every single thing you don't understand as if it's evidence of a vast conspiracy. You can confuse the situation, crash the dollar, and profit.