tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post742633790395012095..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Buckle Up - It's Going to Get InterestingSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-88360216871991506862011-03-18T18:41:55.468-04:002011-03-18T18:41:55.468-04:00And of course, the one thing we can learn from ove...<i>And of course, the one thing we can learn from over 3000 years of recorded history is that we refuse to learn anything from history. </i> That right there is Quote of the Day material!SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-79979074514840980812011-03-18T12:29:47.737-04:002011-03-18T12:29:47.737-04:00Thus always is the fate of fiat currencies - they ...Thus always is the fate of fiat currencies - they <i>will</i> eventually return to their intrinsic value. In theory it can work, but the siren call of making money magically appear has proved too great a temptation for every civil government that has tried it. And of course, the one thing we can learn from over 3000 years of recorded history is that we refuse to learn anything from history. <br /><br /><i>This time its different because we now understand what when wrong all the other times.</i> <br /><br />Yada, yada, yada...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com